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gasbag

[gas-bag]

gas·bag

[gas-bag]
noun
1.
a bag for holding gas, as in a balloon or dirigible.
2.
Slang. a talkative, boastful person; windbag.

Origin:
1820–30; gas + bag
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Gasbag is always a great word to know.
So is ream. Does it mean:
to scold or reprimand severely, to cheat or defraud
insincere talk; nonsense
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gasbag (ˈɡæsˌbæɡ)
 
n
1.  a person who talks in a voluble way, esp about unimportant matters
 
vb , -bags, -bagging, -bagged
2.  (Irish) (intr) to talk in a voluble way, esp about unimportant matters

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gasbag definition


  1. n.
    a braggart. : What's the old gasbag going on about now?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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