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fanfaron

fanfaron noun: a boaster; a braggart.

Noun

fanfaron (plural fanfarons)

  1. (obsolete) A boaster; a braggart.
    • Peregrine glowing with resentment, called him a Fanfaron, and withdrew, in expectation of being followed into the street.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Forms of fanfaron

pluralfanfarons

Origin of fanfaron

From Middle French fanfaron.

Questions about fanfaron

What does fanfaron mean?
Fanfaron means a boaster; a braggart.
What part of speech is fanfaron?
Fanfaron is a noun.
What is the plural of fanfaron?
The plural of fanfaron is fanfarons.

Words near fanfaron in the dictionary

  1. fanfared
  2. fanfarelike
  3. fanfares
  4. fanfaring
  5. fanfarings
  6. fanfaron
  7. fanfarona
  8. fanfaronade
  9. fanfaronaded
  10. fanfaronades
  11. fanfaronading

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