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gas·con | \ ˈga-skən 
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\Definition of gascon
1 capitalized
a : a native of Gascony
b : the Romance speech of Gascony
2 : a boastful swaggering person
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Synonyms for gascon
Synonyms
- blower,
- blowhard,
- boaster,
- brag,
- braggadocio,
- braggart,
- bragger,
- cockalorum,
- cracker
- [chiefly dialect],
- gasconader,
- swaggerer,
- vaunter
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The first known use of gascon was in the 14th century
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