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gasconade noun The citizens of Gascony in southwestern France have proverbially been regarded as prone to bragging. Their reputation has been immortalized in such swashbuckling literary works as Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers and Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac. Linguistically, the legend survives in the word gascon, meaning "a swaggering person" or "braggart," as well as in gasconade itself. Gasconade is confident talk or behavior that is intended to impress other people.// After all his gasconade, the contestant couldn't manage to complete the obstacle race.

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September 3, 2021 gas-kuh-NAYD "His malevolence was only equalled by his audacity,—and this was, if possible, surpassed by his gasconade." — Nathaniel Pitt Langford, Vigilante Days and Ways, 1996

Word	gasconade
Date	September 3, 2021
Type	noun
Syllables	gas-kuh-NAYD
Etymology	The citizens of Gascony in southwestern France have proverbially been regarded as prone to bragging. Their reputation has been immortalized in such swashbuckling literary works as Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers and Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac. Linguistically, the legend survives in the word gascon, meaning "a swaggering person" or "braggart," as well as in gasconade itself.
Examples	"His malevolence was only equalled by his audacity,—and this was, if possible, surpassed by his gasconade." — Nathaniel Pitt Langford, Vigilante Days and Ways, 1996
Definition	Gasconade is confident talk or behavior that is intended to impress other people. // After all his gasconade, the contestant couldn't manage to complete the obstacle race.

Gasconade September Noun Gas Kuh Nayd Citizens Gascony Southwestern France