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fanfarone — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blowhard noun Someone who talks loudly and boastfully, often exaggerating their own importance or achievements.
  • braggart noun A person who boasts constantly about themselves.
  • flippant adj Showing a casual disrespect or lack of seriousness about something that deserves more care.

Senses

fanfarone is used for these senses in English:

  • blowhard (Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner. [from c. 1840]
  • braggart Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.]
  • bragger A person who brags.
  • flippant Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.
  • wise guy (informal, mildly, derogatory, sarcastic, or, humorous) One who is insolent or flippant; one who makes jokes or perpetrates pranks.

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