as in cock
someone who boasts
one of history's most celebrated gascons was the Baron Münchhausen of Germany
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Noun
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The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024 -
The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
6 June 2023
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Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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Still, Kimmel never came off as a braggart.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the 3800 block of North Hamilton Avenue in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, residents armed with a couple of snow blowers and a lot of shovels cleared off the block before city crews arrived.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Some snow blowers have electric-start engines.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Gascon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gascon. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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