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Windbag

//ˈwɪndˌbæɡ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Bellows for an organ. archaic
  2. 2
    a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone who talks excessively. derogatory, mildly

    "Some windbag. Hell, ain't I seen your kind before? ... Some bag of wind. You're just hot air, that's all."

Verb
  1. 1
    To talk pompously or excessively.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English wyndbagge, equivalent to wind + bag.

Etymology 2

From Middle English wyndbagge, equivalent to wind + bag.

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