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gasconade

[ gas-kuh-neyd ]

noun

  1. extravagant boasting; boastful talk.


verb (used without object)

gasconaded, gasconading.
  1. to boast extravagantly; bluster.

gasconade

/ ˌɡæskəˈneɪd /

noun

  1. boastful talk, bragging, or bluster
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to boast, brag, or bluster
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌgasconˈader, noun
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Other Words From

  • gascon·ader noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gasconade1

First recorded in 1650–60; from French gasconnade, derivative of gasconner “to boast, chatter”; Gascon, -ade 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gasconade1

C18: from French gasconnade, from gasconner to chatter, boast like a Gascon

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