gassy

[gas-ee]

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adjective, gas·si·er, gas·si·est.

Slang. given to idle, empty talk.

Origin of gassy

First recorded in 1750–60; gas + -y¹

Related formsgas·si·ness, nounnon·gas·sy, adjective

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Related Words for gassy

effervescent, carbonated, splashy, glamorous, bombastic, colorful, brilliant, dazzling, flashy, ornate, swashbuckling, gaudy, swank, camp, flaming, chichi, rich, baroque, rococo, bubbling

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Contemporary Examples of gassy

The reality show about a 6-year-old pageant queen and her gassy, coupon-hoarding family has been both popular and controversial.
'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Blows Up!
Andy Dehnart
September 12, 2012
In other words, the gassy beasts made the world pretty warm and not so pleasant to live in.
Dinosaurs Had a Lot of Flatulence, But Did Not Gas Themselves to Extinction
Daniel Stone
May 9, 2012

Historical Examples of gassy

The North Valley mines were especially "gassy," it appeared.
King Coal
Upton Sinclair
We could put up a barricade, though, and cut off the gassy part of the mine.
The Boy With the U.S. Miners
Francis Rolt-Wheeler
Gassy curds have also been treated by washing the curd with cold water.
Outlines of dairy bacteriology
H. L. Russell
This spot is historically known by the battery as “Gassy Gulch”.
Battery E in France
Frederic R. Kilner
And the gassy effervescence that rises from the thin pipes of the little boys!
The Cathedral
Joris-Karl Huysmans

British Dictionary definitions for gassy

gassy

adjective -sier or -siest

filled with, containing, or resembling gas
informal full of idle or vapid talk

Derived Formsgassiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for gassy

adj.

1757, from gas + -y (2).