Fanfarʹonade (4 syl.)
. Swaggering; vain boasting; ostentatious display. (See above.)
“The bishop copied this proceeding from the fanfaronade of M. Boufflers.”—Swift.
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Entry taken from
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,
edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.