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windbaggery

/ ˈwɪndˌbæɡərɪ /

noun

  1. informal,  lengthy talk or discussion with little or no interesting content

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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SolarWinds hack "nonsense" and "windbaggery", the Interfax news agency reported, citing an SVR statement.

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His pompous broadcaster character remains a twit throughout each new installment, but Partridge’s career is a bit different each time, depending on whether his brand of windbaggery is in fashion in the real world.

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Oh sure, “The Newsroom” does not officially depict what happened between Ailes and Carlson, or O’Reilly and god knows how many women who had to suffer through his gross windbaggery and exfoliation fantasies.

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It’s a novel of ideas, but one refreshingly devoid of windbaggery.

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Usually, this kind of macho windbaggery can’t be falsified.

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