blowhard
noun
blow·hard
ˈblō-ˌhärd 
plural blowhards
: an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart, windbag
… was trapped in a hellish marriage to … a struttingly insensitive macho blowhard.—
Owen Gleiberman
Owen GleibermanBut he was seen by many in Congress as a blowhard, given to long-winded talks bristling with allusions to the Bible, ancient history, and the Constitution.—Thomas E. Ricks
Thomas E. RicksExamples of blowhard in a Sentence
a politician who is the stereotypical backslapping blowhard
a blowhard who always had to act like she was better than anyone else
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So was naming Michael Lombardi UNC’s general manager, a blowhard whose arrogance is unmatched, even in a sport composed of cocksure coaches and executives.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
The flirty blowhard with the goatee is a younger philosophy professor, Hank (Andrew Garfield), who signals their years of friendship (and maybe more) by propping his legs up against her on the couch.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Any resemblance to real-life megalomaniacal blowhards in positions of power are anything but coincidental.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
Or the skewering and scathing kind from social media, where everyone’s a target by armchair quarterback blowhards, including over four mixed starts at Arizona State in 2023.
—Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
The flirty blowhard with the goatee is a younger philosophy professor, Hank (Andrew Garfield), who signals their years of friendship (and maybe more) by propping his legs up against her on the couch.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Any resemblance to real-life megalomaniacal blowhards in positions of power are anything but coincidental.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
Or the skewering and scathing kind from social media, where everyone’s a target by armchair quarterback blowhards, including over four mixed starts at Arizona State in 2023.
—Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Blowhard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowhard. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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