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gasconade

[gas-kuh-neyd]

Origin

noun

extravagant boasting; boastful talk.

verb (used without object)

to boast extravagantly; bluster.

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Origin:
1700–10; < French gasconnade, derivative of gasconner to boast, chatter. See Gascon, -ade¹

Related forms

gas·con·ad·er, noun

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gasconade (ˌɡæskəˈneɪd)

—n
1.	boastful talk, bragging, or bluster

—vb
2.	(intr) to boast, brag, or bluster

[C18: from French gasconnade, from gasconner to chatter, boast like a Gascon]

gascon'ader

—n

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Word Origin & History

gasconade

see Gascon + -ade.

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