noun
Falstaff
noun
1
A jovial, overweight, and boastful character, used allusively — from the Shakespeare character Sir John Falstaff.
"The actor played the role with a Falstaff-like charm and bluster."
How to Use Falstaff
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsed to describe someone jolly, overweight, and full of bravado, after the famous Shakespeare character.
Word Forms
Falstaffs plural
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Etymology
From Sir John Falstaff, a comic character created by William Shakespeare who appears in the Henry IV plays and The Merry Wives of Windsor.