Fanfaronade Definition

fănfăr-ə-nād, -näd
noun
Bragging or blustering manner or behavior.
American Heritage
Boasting talk or showy action; bluster.
Webster's New World
A fanfare.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Fanfaronade

Noun

Singular:
fanfaronade
Plural:
fanfaronades

Origin of Fanfaronade

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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