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gasbag

[ gas-bag ]

noun

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


gasbag

/ ˈɡæsˌbæɡ /

noun

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


verb

  1. intr to talk in a voluble way, esp about unimportant matters

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gasbag1

First recorded in 1820–30; gas + bag

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Example Sentences

The gasbag is in two parts—a tough shell and a gastight bladder, the latter being designed to be discarded if it leaks.

Don't gasbag about sin, when the sexual act is no more sinful than eating.

Why hadn't that white-haired gasbag, Mrs. Bilton—Mr. Twist's thoughts were sometimes unjust—joined them sooner?

The collapse of Gasbag can have surprised no careful reader of these columns.

First comes the typical Russian gasbag, who talks and then talks some more.

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

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