Definition of GASCONADE

gasconade

Plural: gasconades

Noun

  • an instance of boastful talk
    • "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
  • Boastful talk.

Verb

  • show off
  • To talk boastfully.

Adj

  • Of or pertaining to exaggeration or extravagant boasting; bombastic.

Origin / Etymology

From French gasconnade, from Gascon (“native of Gascony”) + -ade, equivalent to Gascon (“native of Gascony”) + -ade, literally "to talk like a Gascon". See French gasconnade.

Synonyms

blow, bluster, boast, brag, bragging, crow, crowing, gas, line-shooting, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaporing, vaunt

Scrabble Score: 13

gasconade: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gasconade: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gasconade: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

gasconade: valid Words With Friends Word