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Gasbag

//ˈɡæs.bæɡ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bag or bladder to hold a reservoir of gas, as in a hot-air balloon.

    "In half an hour a good-sized gas-bag had been formed, and the jerking and straining upon the thongs showed that it was capable of considerable lift."

  2. 2
    the bag containing the gas in a balloon wordnet
  3. 3
    A lighter-than-air aircraft; a balloon or dirigible. broadly
  4. 4
    a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics wordnet
  5. 5
    A person who is overly garrulous or prone to making empty, unsupportable statements; a windbag. derogatory, figuratively

    "Not that the Reverend James is absolutely a pretentious gasbag any more than Marchbanks is an inspired prophet. He has a definite, a positive part in the world's work."

Verb
  1. 1
    To speak foolishly, pompously, or at length; to blather. informal, intransitive

    ""You're a swell at it. I'll allow that. And I'll provide the gas-bagging." / "The gas-bagging?" I inquired. "What exactly do you mean?" / "What do I mean, you dear old sober-sides?" said Lyne. “I mean that I will do all the bow-wowing[…]""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From gas + bag.

Etymology 2

From gas + bag.

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