total windbag
- noun
- Offensive
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parlanchín
- He turned out to be a total windbag during the meeting, dominating every discussion.
Examples
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During the conference, he became a total windbag, droning on about details nobody found interesting.
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Nobody likes sitting next to a total windbag on long flights.
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She's smart, but some people unfairly label her as a total windbag because of her enthusiasm.
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I can't stand that total windbag at the office!
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He is such a total windbag during meetings.
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It’s exhausting to sit next to a total windbag who can't stop talking about their latest hobby.
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At parties, nobody wants to be stuck with a total windbag who monopolizes the conversation.
Synonyms
32
4.2
A person who talks too much about dull topics and makes others feel tired or not interested
22
8.2
A person who talks too much and brags about themselves
21
6.7
A person who talks too much, often loudly, and reveals private things
13
6.8
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things and bores other people
10
7.5
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
9
4.2
A person who talks a lot and often does not stop
6
9.8
A person who talks for a long time about unimportant things in a boring way
4
7.9
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
3
8.4
A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others
2
5.7
A person who talks too much or cannot keep secrets
2
8.9
A person who talks too much in a silly or annoying way
1
7.8
A person who speaks loudly and angrily and complains a lot
1
9.9
A person, often a woman, who talks a lot and cannot pay attention
1
7.9
A person who talks a lot in a loud, annoying way
1
8.2
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
1
5.5
A person who talks a lot and often annoys others
1
9.9
A person who talks a lot about small, unimportant things
1
8.2
A person who talks too much in an annoying way
A person who talks a lot and says silly or meaningless things
A person who talks nonsense and babbles
A person who talks quickly about unimportant things
A person who talks nonsense instead of saying useful things
A person who talks a lot in a silly, not important way
A person who speaks loudly and brags, often saying things they should not
A person who speaks too much and stops other people from speaking
A person who talks a lot, often in a funny way
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
Antonyms
How Long-Winded
- Offensive
- Offensive
13
6.8
- Informal
9
4.2
33
2.5
4
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'total' (utter/complete) simply intensifies 'windbag' (a person who talks excessively), so the overall sense of an utter bore who talks a lot follows from the parts. This intensifier+noun pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Total windbag comes from the image of a bag full of wind — big and noisy but empty inside, like something that makes a lot of sound with little inside. So calling someone a total windbag means 'they talk too much' or give 'empty talk' and often bore others.