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GASCONADE
brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade
(noun) an instance of boastful talk; âhis brag is worse than his fightâ; âwhenever he won we were exposed to his gasconadeâ
boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
(verb) show off
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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