gasconade

[gas-kuh-neyd]

noun

extravagant boasting; boastful talk.

verb (used without object), gas·con·ad·ed, gas·con·ad·ing.

to boast extravagantly; bluster.

Origin of gasconade

1700–10; < French gasconnade, derivative of gasconner to boast, chatter. See Gascon, -ade¹

Related formsgas·con·ad·er, noun

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Historical Examples

But they have the complaisance to each other to pardon this gasconading.
The History of Louisiana
Le Page Du Pratz
But even darker deeds were done in Scotland than those for which the Captain took so gasconading a credit.
The Court of Cacus
Alexander Leighton
I was gasconading, I suppose—talking in heroics—flinging my words to the winds, and making a fool of myself generally.
Great Porter Square, v. 2
Benjamin Leopold Farjeon
They even gave the consuls orders to fight the enemy without delay, so great was their confidence in the gasconading Varro.
Reflections on the Rise and Fall of the Ancient Republicks
Edward Wortley Montagu
When he had heard it, he replied by a gasconading speech, abusing every one.
History of the War in Afghanistan, Vol. I (of 3)
Sir John William Kaye

British Dictionary definitions for gasconading

gasconade

noun

boastful talk, bragging, or bluster

verb

(intr) to boast, brag, or bluster

Derived Formsgasconader, noun

Word Origin

C18: from French gasconnade, from gasconner to chatter, boast like a Gascon

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Word Origin and History for gasconading

gasconade

1709 (n.); 1727 (v.), from French gasconade (see Gascon + -ade); from gasconner (16c.) "to boast, brag," literally "to talk like a Gascon."

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Examples from the Web for gasconading

Historical Examples

But they have the complaisance to each other to pardon this gasconading.

But even darker deeds were done in Scotland than those for which the Captain took so gasconading a credit.

I was gasconading, I suppose—talking in heroics—flinging my words to the winds, and making a fool of myself generally.

They even gave the consuls orders to fight the enemy without delay, so great was their confidence in the gasconading Varro.

When he had heard it, he replied by a gasconading speech, abusing every one.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for gasconading

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Origin of gasconade