fanfaronade

noun

ˌfan-ˌfer-ə-ˈnād How to pronounce fanfaronade (audio)
Definition of fanfaronadenext
as in hot air
boastful speech or writing all his talk of how he would easily win the boxing match turned out to be so much fanfaronade

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  1. hot air
  2. rhetoric
  3. gasconade
  4. brag
  5. chatter
  6. magniloquence
Noun
  • July and August are generally the windiest months on the bay, a result of hot air rising over the Central Valley and pulling cooler air from the Pacific Ocean through the bay’s narrow entrance.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
  • The companion Over-the-Range Microwave also includes Air Fry Max and boasts convection cooking, which circulates hot air throughout the cavity for faster and more even cooking.
    — Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of hot air
Noun
  • The rhetoric comes across as a little harsh, and some people are disappointed by that.
    — Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
  • The back-and-forth doesn’t lend itself to the rhetoric of de-escalation that Wall Street had been hoping for.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Definition of rhetoric
Noun
  • His early career was marked by the sort of gasconade many fans of the NFL had come to adore and many MLB executives and players had come to loathe.
    — Robert Klemko, The MMQB, 13 July 2017
Definition of gasconade
Noun
  • But not even Footer’s thorough sleuthing has unearthed much more than Bradley’s brag.
    — Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
  • Humble brag; That turned out to be a stroke of genius on my part.
    — Marc Silver, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of brag
Noun
  • Emmys season is about ot begin, and with it, a slew of contenders destined for nominations and memorialization by way of snubs chatter.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
  • There is a lot of chatter out there on the interwebs about who will and won’t be in the house for Big Brother season 28.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • Hammy magniloquence risks alienating viewers, not just for an evening but for life, as does obscurity.
    — The Economist, The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018
Definition of magniloquence
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