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fanfaronade
fan·fa·ron·ade
/
ˈfæn
fər
əˈneɪd
/
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[
fan
-fer-
uh
-
neyd
]
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noun
bragging; bravado; bluster.
Origin:
1645–55;
<
French
fanfaronnade
<
Spanish
fanfarronada.
See
fanfaron
,
-ade
1
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fanfaronade
(ˌfænfərəˈnɑːd)
—
n
rare
boasting or flaunting behaviour; bluster
[C17: via French from Spanish
fanfaronada,
from
fanfarron
boaster, from Arabic
farfār
garrulous]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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