What does gasconade mean?

Definitions for gasconade
ˌgæs kəˈneɪdgas·conade

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconadeverb

    an instance of boastful talk

    "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"

  2. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconadeverb

    show off

Wiktionary

  1. gasconadenoun

    Boastful talk.

  2. gasconadeverb

    To talk boastfully.

  3. Etymology: From gasconnade.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. GASCONADEnoun

    A boast; a bravado.

    Etymology: French, from Gascon, a nation eminent for boasting.

    Was it a gasconade to please me, that you said your fortune was increased to one hundred a year since I left you? Jonathan Swift.

  2. To Gasconadeverb

    To boast; to brag; to bluster.

    Etymology: from the noun.

ChatGPT

  1. gasconade

    Gasconade is a form of boastful or excessive talk; extravagant boasting; exaggerated expression of pride or self-confidence. It often implies an exaggeration about personal accomplishments, abilities, or wealth. The term derives from the people of Gascony, a region in southwest France historically known for their supposed braggadocio.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gasconadenoun

    a boast or boasting; a vaunt; a bravado; a bragging; braggodocio

  2. Gasconadeverb

    to boast; to brag; to bluster

  3. Etymology: [F. gasconnade, from Gascon an inhabitant of Gascony, the people of which were noted for boasting.]

Wikidata

  1. Gasconade

    Gasconade is a city in Gasconade County, Missouri, United States, at the confluence of the Missouri and Gasconade Rivers. It was the first county seat, but the designation was moved in 1825 to Bartonville after flooding. The population was 223 at the 2010 census.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Gasconade

    gas-ko-nād′, n. boasting talk.—ns. Gas′con, a native of Gascony; Gas′conism. [Fr.,—Gascon, from their proverbial boastfulness.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. gasconade

    To boast; to brag; to vaunt; to bluster. The term was originally derived from the Gascons, or people of Gascony, in France, who it seems have been particularly distinguished for extravagant stories.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Gasconade

    To boast. The people of Gascony had an unenviable reputation for boasting.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gasconade in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gasconade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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