fanfaronade

n.

1. Bragging or blustering manner or behavior.
2. A fanfare.

[French fanfaronnade, from Spanish fanfarronada, bluster, from fanfarrón, a braggart, perhaps from Arabic farfār, talkative, from farfara, to become agitated, become talkative.]

(fan-far-uh-NAYD, -NAHD)

noun
1. Bragging or blustering manner or behavior. 2. A fanfare. [French fanfaronnade, from Spanish fanfarronada, bluster, from fanfarron, a braggart, perhaps from Arabic farfar.

Usage
"George Manahan made his debut this week as music director of New York City Opera, and it is difficult to imagine someone laying claim to a major podium with less of a fanfaronade." — Justin Davidson, A Director's Toil Pays Some Dividends, Newsday, Sep 21, 1996.

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noun

An act of boasting: boast, brag, braggadocio, gasconade, rodomontade, vaunt. Informal blow¹. See praise/blame.

empty boasting, bluster