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fanfaronade

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fan·far·o·nade  (fnfr--nd, -näd)
n.
1. Bragging or blustering manner or behavior.
2. A fanfare.
[French fanfaronnade, from Spanish fanfarronada, bluster, from fanfarrón, a braggart, perhaps from Arabic farfr, talkative, from farfara, to become agitated, become talkative.]
fanfaronade [ˌfænfərəˈnɑːd]
n
Rare boasting or flaunting behaviour; bluster
[via French from Spanish fanfaronada, from fanfarron boaster, from Arabic farfār garrulous]
fanfaronade
swaggering boastfulness; vainglorious speech or behavior. — fanfaron, n.
See also: Behavior
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