blowhard

== English == === Etymology === Essentially deverbal in nature, albeit not from a unitary phrasal verb; from blow hard. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbləʊhɑːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbloʊhɑɹd/ Hyphenation: blow‧hard === Noun === blowhard (plural blowhards) (Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner. [from c. 1840] ==== Alternative forms ==== blow-hard ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === blowhard (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “blowhard”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “blowhard”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.