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
Gasconade (plural Gasconades)
Alternative spelling of gasconade
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.
Gasconade (third-person singular simple present Gasconades, present participle Gasconading, simple past and past participle Gasconaded)
Alternative spelling of gasconade
gasconade (countable and uncountable, plural gasconades)
Boastful talk.
gasconade (comparative more gasconade, superlative most gasconade)
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to exaggeration or extravagant boasting; bombastic.
gasconade (third-person singular simple present gasconades, present participle gasconading, simple past and past participle gasconaded)
(obsolete, derogatory) To talk boastfully.
Seldom used after the late 19th century. Appears overwhelmingly in references to the French.
• bluster
• boast
Source: Wiktionary
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
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.