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gasconade

 
(găs'kə-nād') pronunciation
n.
Boastfulness; bravado.

[French gasconnade, from Gascon, Gascon. See Gascon.]

gasconade gas'con·ade' v.
gasconader gas'con·ad'er n.

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noun

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

verb

    To talk with excessive pride: boast, brag, crow, rodomontade, vaunt. Informal blow1. See praise/blame.

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