as in boasted
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
the Baron Münchhausen was so notorious for gasconading about his purported exploits as soldier and hunter that his name has become synonymous with the telling of tall tales
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The Islamic Revolution that toppled the shah mocked the idea of hereditary succession, and boasted that scholarship alone—religious merit—determined their choice of leader.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Acacio boasted having some of the highest IVF success rates in Southern California.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Their deaths occurred roughly seven weeks apart last year — Harper, 18, was gunned down at a house party in Bay Point by intruders who allegedly bragged about it online afterward.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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This low-budget-looking spot was way more successful than the company's previous 2000 Super Bowl ad, the one that bragged about wasting 2 million bucks while showing a monkey dancing on a bucket.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Gasconaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasconaded. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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