Gasconade
/ˌɡæs.kəˈneɪd/noun
Boastful, swaggering talk or behavior.
Did you know?The word was borrowed from French, where it originally pointed to the stereotyped boastfulness of men from Gascony—so the insult began as a regional stereotype before becoming a general term for empty swagger.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
LL
Vasconia
“The land of the Vascones, an ancient people of the western Pyrenees.”
Old French
OF
Gascon
“A person from Gascony; later, a boastful or swaggering fellow in stereotype.”
16th Century
French
gasconner
“To brag or speak in a Gascon manner; to swagger.”
17th Century
French
gasconnade
“Boastful talk, swaggering brag.”
18th Century
English
gasconade
“Boastful, vainglorious talk or conduct.”
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