blowhard

blow-hard

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloh-hahrd]
- /ˈbloʊˌhɑrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloh-hahrd]
- /ˈbloʊˌhɑrd/

Definitions of blowhard word

countable noun blowhard If you describe someone as a blowhard, you mean that they express their opinions very forcefully, and usually in a boastful way. 3
noun blowhard a boastful person 3
adjective blowhard blustering or boastful 3
noun blowhard a loudly boastful person 3
noun blowhard an exceptionally boastful and talkative person. 1
noun blowhard boastful person 1

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Origin of blowhard

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Blowhard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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blowhard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for blowhard

noun blowhard

boaster — a chisel for boasting stone.
windbag — Informal. an empty, voluble, pretentious talker.
gascon — a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.

All 3 Synonyms of blowhard