gascon

noun gas·con \ˈgas-kən\

Definition of GASCON

capitalized

a : a native of Gascony

b : the Romance speech of Gascony

: a boastful swaggering person

— Gascon adjective

14th century

Synonyms: blower, blowhard, boaster, brag, braggadocio, bragger, cockalorum, cracker [chiefly dialect], braggart, gasconader, swaggerer, vaunter

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