fanfaronade.
Empty, self-assertive boasting; an instance of such behaviour.
Meaning & usage
Empty, self-assertive boasting; an instance of such behaviour.
Loud, showy display, celebration or proclamation (of something), sometimes involving the playing of trumpets or other musical instruments.
Where this word comes from
From French fanfaronnade (“bragging, boasting”); other senses influenced by fanfare.
To engage in empty, self-assertive boasting.
To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically.
To make a noisy, showy display or celebration; to play a fanfare.
Where this word comes from
From French fanfaronnade (“bragging, boasting”); other senses influenced by fanfare.
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