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fanfaronner — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brag verb To talk about your own achievements, possessions, or abilities with excessive pride.
  • swagger verb To walk or behave with a bold, confident, slightly showy manner.

Senses

fanfaronner is used for these senses in English:

  • brag (intransitive, often with of) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.
  • swagger To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.

swagger — full definition

  1. verb To walk or behave with a bold, confident, slightly showy manner.
  2. verb To boast or brag loudly.
  3. noun A confident, showy way of walking or carrying oneself.

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