Fanfaron

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A boaster; a braggart. obsolete

    "Peregrine glowing with resentment, called him a Fanfaron, and withdrew, in expectation of being followed into the street."

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big mouthblowerblowhardbluffboastfulbrag

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"Peregrine glowing with resentment, called him a Fanfaron, and withdrew, in expectation of being followed into the street."

Etymology

From Middle French fanfaron.

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