gasbag

[ gas-bag ]
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noun
  1. a bag for holding gas, as in a balloon or dirigible.

  2. Slang. a talkative, boastful person; windbag.

Origin of gasbag

1
First recorded in 1820–30; gas + bag

Words Nearby gasbag

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How to use gasbag in a sentence

  • It was Maynard's fault; he was conceited, and a gasbag, and talked about the wrong things.

British Dictionary definitions for gasbag

gasbag

/ (ˈɡæsˌbæɡ) informal /


noun
  1. a person who talks in a voluble way, esp about unimportant matters

verb-bags, -bagging or -bagged
  1. (intr) Irish to talk in a voluble way, esp about unimportant matters

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