gasconade
[gas-kuh-neyd]
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noun
extravagant boasting; boastful talk.
verb (used without object), gas·con·ad·ed, gas·con·ad·ing.
to boast extravagantly; bluster.
Origin of gasconade
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Related Words for gasconading
blow, exult, exaggerate, crow, flaunt, bully, brag, gloat, fake, flourish, advertise, bluster, aggrandize, con, cock-a-doodle-dooExamples from the Web for gasconading
Historical Examples of gasconading
But they have the complaisance to each other to pardon this gasconading.
The History of LouisianaLe 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 CacusAlexander 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. 2Benjamin 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 RepublicksEdward 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
gasconade
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Word Origin for gasconade
C18: from French gasconnade, from gasconner to chatter, boast like a Gascon
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