Gasconading
[gas-kuh-neyd] /ˌgæs kəˈneɪd/
noun
1.
extravagant boasting; boastful talk.
verb (used without object), gasconaded, gasconading.
2.
to boast extravagantly; bluster.
/ˌɡæskəˈneɪd/
noun
1.
boastful talk, bragging, or bluster
verb
2.
(intransitive) to boast, brag, or bluster
1709 (n.); 1727 (v.), from French gasconade (see Gascon + -ade); from gasconner (16c.) “to boast, brag,” literally “to talk like a Gascon.”
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