gasconades

present tense third-person singular of gasconade
as in boasts
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 3,934-acre park boasts a multitude of trails for hiking and biking.
    Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Basketball legend Michael Jordan has been seen getting on and off his yacht at Nammos, the island’s most famous beach club that boasts Las Vegas-type show girls in skimpy costumes.
    Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
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  • For decades that math was simply the cost of doing business in industries nobody brags about owning.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Kiffin sounds like the employee who left Applebee’s for Chili’s and then brags about the international cuisine.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
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“Gasconades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasconades. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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