GASCONADE

brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade

(noun) an instance of boastful talk; “his brag is worse than his fight”; “whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade”

boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade

(verb) show off

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

Gasconade (plural Gasconades)

Alternative spelling of gasconade

Proper noun

Gasconade

A small city in Gasconade County, Missouri, United States, named after the Gasconade River.

the Gasconade River, a river in Missouri which flows into the Missouri River near the above town.

Verb

Gasconade (third-person singular simple present Gasconades, present participle Gasconading, simple past and past participle Gasconaded)

Alternative spelling of gasconade

Etymology

Noun

gasconade (countable and uncountable, plural gasconades)

Boastful talk.

Adjective

gasconade (comparative more gasconade, superlative most gasconade)

(obsolete) Of or pertaining to exaggeration or extravagant boasting; bombastic.

Verb

gasconade (third-person singular simple present gasconades, present participle gasconading, simple past and past participle gasconaded)

(obsolete, derogatory) To talk boastfully.

Usage notes

Seldom used after the late 19th century. Appears overwhelmingly in references to the French.

Synonyms

• bluster

• boast

Source: Wiktionary

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Gas`con*ade", n. Etym: [F. gasconnade, from Gascon an inhabitant of Gascony, the people of which were noted for boasting.]

Definition: A boast or boasting; a vaunt; a bravado; a bragging; braggodocio. Swift.

Gas`con*ade", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gasconaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Gasconading.]

Definition: To boast; to brag; to bluster.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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