Fanfaronade Fan Fair Uh Nayd Nod Noun Swaggering Empty Boasting Blustering

[French fanfaronnade, from Spanish fanfarronada, bluster, from fanfarron, a braggart, perhaps from Arabic farfar.]

"George Manahan made his debut this week as music director of New York City Opera, and it is difficult to imagine someone laying claim to a major podium with less of a fanfaronade." - Justin Davidson, A Director's Toil Pays Some Dividends, Newsday, Sep 21, 1996.