gasconade (2009-08-17)

Part of Speech: noun

Pronunciation: [gas′kə nād′]

Definition: Boastful or blustering talk.

Usage: In fact, the as-yet-unbuilt yacht is so big, it's actually a "Gigayacht", the press release adds, with a touch of gasconade--as though the author of the release said to himself "hang on old chap, megayacht sounds a bit runty", and went one bigger. - Forbes Online - February 8, 2006 - Abramovich Speculated To Be Buyer Of Gigayacht

Suggested Usage: (1) But to this gasconade the simple-minded have given credit--because the author showed certificates that testified to his great success, and called him "amiable and modest!" - The grammar of English grammars By Goold Brown (2) Newspapers printed almost as much gasconade and rhodomontade in the 1860s as they do today. - The confederates of Chapel Hill, Texas - Stephen Chicoine

Etymology: French gasconnade: see Gascon & -ade.