bombast
bombast definition
bom·bast (bäm′bast′)
noun
talk or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning; pompous language
Etymology: ME, cotton padding < OFr bombace < ML bombax, cotton < bambax, cotton (with form infl. by L bombyx, silk, silkworm < Gr) < LGr < Gr pambax < Pers pambak, cotton
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