[…] the Gasconads of France, Rodomontads of Spain, Fanfaronads of Italy, and Bragadochio brags of all other countries, could no more astonish his invincible heart, then would the cheeping of a mouse a bear robbed of her whelps.
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Gasconade
/ɡæskəˈneɪd/
Synonyms for "gasconade" (69 found)
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Noun(5 words)
bravadobullycock-a-doodle-dooconceitcrowdraw the longbowegotismfanfaronadeflauntflourishhectorheroicsintimidatejactitation
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15 entriesamplifyboastboastingexaggeratehyperbolisehyperbolizejactitationmagnifymake claimsoverdrawoverstateself-praisespeakspeech actverbal display
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8 entriesCollocations
11 entriesboastful gasconadeempty gasconadeengage in gasconadegasconade publiclygrand gasconadegrandiose gasconademake gasconadepolitical gasconadepublic gasconadetheatrical gasconadeutter gasconade
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If the Author was Jesuite enough to say this to himself, before he wrote it, he may come off. If not, it will prove a most unconscionable Gasconade. Pate ᵃ was never Bishop of Rochester, but of Worcester; he was not Banish'd, but Fed; and this not in King Edward's time, but in King Henry's.
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"This Gasconade surprised Le Maitre — 'You'll see,' said he, whispering to me, 'that he does not know a single note.'"
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"Just now... a cry from the opposite party who are content when they have enough, and like to look on and enjoy in the meanwhile, savours a little of bravado and gasconade."
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