gasconader

as in cock
someone who boasts retired military commanders are often portrayed as garrulous gasconaders constantly reliving old triumphs

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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • This assertion, according to a subsequent whistle-blower complaint, was false.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The cordless blower has garnered thousands of perfect ratings and has been snapped up by more than 7,000 shoppers in the past month.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Gasconader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasconader. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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