Gasconade: 1. Extravagant boasting; boastful talk
2. To boast exravagantly; bluster
Origin:
Gasconade originally referred to people who were from the Gascony region of southwest France, bordering Spain. Gascons reputedly boast and exaggerate their success, and their toponym took on a life of its own. It became common in English in the early 1700s
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