FANFARON

Etymology

Noun

fanfaron (plural fanfarons)

(obsolete) A boaster; a braggart.

Source: Wiktionary


Fan"fa*ron, n. Etym: [F., fr. Sp. fanfarron; cf. It. fanfano, and OSp. fanfa swaggering, boasting, also Ar. farfar talkative.]

Definition: A bully; a hector; a swaggerer; an empty boaster. [R.] Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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