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  • 1Fanfaron — Fan fa*ron, n. [F., fr. Sp. fanfarron; cf. It. fanfano, and OSp. fanfa swaggering, boasting, also Ar. farf[=a]r talkative.] A bully; a hector; a swaggerer; an empty boaster. [R.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2cockalorum — noun a) A menial, yet self important man, empty boaster b) The game leapfrog …

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  • 3fanfaron — n. 1. Bully, hector, blusterer, swaggerer, vaporer, braggadocio. 2. Empty boaster, vain pretender, blatherskite …

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  • 4fanfaron — ˈfanfəˌrän noun ( s) Etymology: Spanish fanfarrón, probably of imitative origin 1. : an empty boaster : braggart, swaggerer 2. : fanfare …

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  • 5literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 6The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …

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  • 7boast — boast1 [bəust US boust] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: bost boasting ] 1.) [I and T] to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions ▪ I wouldn t be afraid, she boasted. boast that ▪ Amy boasted that her son… …

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  • 8Braggadocio — Brag ga*do cio, n. [From Braggadocchio, a boastful character in Spenser s Fa[ e]rie Queene. ] 1. A braggart; a boaster; a swaggerer. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Empty boasting; mere brag; pretension. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 9John A. Macdonald — For other people named John Alexander Macdonald, see John Alexander Macdonald (disambiguation). The Right Honourable Sir John A. Macdonald GCB KCMG PC …

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  • 10List of animated feature-length films — NOTOC This list of animated feature length films compiles animated feature films from around the world and is organized alphabetically under the year of release (the year the completed film was first released to the public). Theatrical releases… …

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