First Known Use: 1652
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fanfaronade
noun fan·far·o·nade \ˌfan-ˌfa-rə-ˈnād, -ˈnäd\
Definition of FANFARONADE
: empty boasting : bluster
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Origin of FANFARONADE
French fanfaronnade, from Spanish fanfarronada, from fanfarrón braggart
Related to FANFARONADE
- Synonyms
- bluster, brag, braggadocio, bull [slang], cockalorum, bombast, gas, gasconade, grandiloquence, hot air, magniloquence, rant, rodomontade (also rhodomontade)
Rhymes with FANFARONADE
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