Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Fanfaronade

(4 syl.). Swaggering; vain boasting; ostentatious display. ( See above.)

“The bishop copied this proceeding from the fanfaronade of M. Boufflers.” —Swift.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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