blowhard
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈbloʊˌhɑrd/
- Offensive
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- During the meeting, she acted like a blowhard, bragging about her accomplishments at every turn.
- a pompous blowhard
- a big blowhard
- an arrogant blowhard
And he turns around and says, do you have a blowhard in the bar?
- And he turns around and says, do you have a blowhard in the bar?
- I, I have been guilty of being a blowhard.
- He just, as I said for him, he didn't want to come across as a blowhard.
- And then you have to ask yourself, why is he a blowhard in in terms of this guy's character, in terms of Hank?
- Look at look at his bullshit bravado, blowhard shit he did with Disney.
- He's just a grifter and A and a buffoon and, and just like an absolute blowhard liar.
Examples
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My reaction indicates that you are a pompous blowhard.
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The blowhard husband, the stoic wife with the repressed rage.
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No class, just another blowhard with nothing to say and nothing to offer.
Blog text (12) -
Why are you always such a blowhard?
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How much evidence needs to be presented before this blowhard is exposed for what he is?
Blog text (13) -
I can vouch for that, he was a total blowhard.
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My problem is I say what I mean, unlike most of the blowhards here.
Fiction book (2001) -
Most of those blowhards can't shut up about work.
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The fact that the media and other blowhards make this all about Penn State is disgraceful.
Blog text (17) -
There are also shameless blowhards who think they know things that they actually don't.
Blog text (21)
Synonyms
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7.7
A person who talks a lot about themselves to show off
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9.9
A vain, talkative person who likes to show off
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4.9
A person who talks proudly about their success or things they own
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4.4
A person who talks too proudly about their successes or things they own
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8.3
A person who shows too much pride after a win and annoys others
A person who often brags about what they have done in a proud way
A person who brags a lot and tells stories that are not true
A person who boasts in a loud, proud way
A person who speaks loudly and brags, often saying things they should not
A person who brags loudly to get attention
A person who walks and acts very confidently, often bragging
Antonyms
How Boastful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blowhard comes from the parts blow ('to puff or speak loudly') and hard ('strong' or 'a lot'). Think of someone who 'blows' loudly and is full of 'hot air', which is why a blowhard is a person who brags and talks too much.