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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To put it nicely, James is high horse moral blowhard on a lot of things, and one is being vegan.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 May 2026
Just about the entire movie unfolds inside a beige Paris hotel suite, and then a fancy restaurant, where Philip Doom (Harrelson), who is some sort of wealthy blowhard, and his 32-year-old daughter, Madeleine (Stewart), are sitting around berating each other.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2026
What happened Tuesday should scare away any of the remaining top prospects who would want to play for this berating blowhard.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Her husband, Bill, is a bit of a blowhard and no one likes to be around him.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 May 2026
Just about the entire movie unfolds inside a beige Paris hotel suite, and then a fancy restaurant, where Philip Doom (Harrelson), who is some sort of wealthy blowhard, and his 32-year-old daughter, Madeleine (Stewart), are sitting around berating each other.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2026
What happened Tuesday should scare away any of the remaining top prospects who would want to play for this berating blowhard.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Her husband, Bill, is a bit of a blowhard and no one likes to be around him.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Blowhard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowhard. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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