Word Nerd.

Fanfaronade: noun
fan-fa-ron-ade

Arrogant or boastful talk. Empty boasting, fanfare.

For example: “the linebacker’s modest nature rendered her almost invisible because of the fanfaronade of the star quarterback.”

Or, “he loved to brag about his driving skills. Even a trip to the hospital and later to the police department became an outlet for his ceaseless fanfaronade.”

Fanfaronade originated in the about the middle of the 1600s. It comes from the French word “fanfaronnade” and “fanfaron” meaning braggart. However, the word is equally derived from the Spanish word fanfarronada, and fanfaron also meaning braggart. It is thought that these words come from the Arabic word farfar meaning garrulous. Fanfaronade can apply equally well to people objects and situations.

Unfortunately, using the word fanfaronade is not without risks. If employed too often, it could get the user accused of fanfaronade, or else might elicit some other form of anti-wordnerd opprobrium.

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