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bombastic language — pretentious talk, high flown language, pompous talk … English contemporary dictionary
bombastic words — pretentious talk, high flown language, pompous language … English contemporary dictionary
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fustian — [fus′chən, fust′yən] n. [ME < OFr fustaigne < ML fustaneum (< L fustis, wooden stick) used as transl. of Gr xylinon < xylinos, wooden (in LXX, cotton)] 1. Historical a coarse cloth of cotton and linen 2. a thick cotton cloth with a… … English World dictionary
rodomontade — I noun bluster, boastfulness, boasting, brag, braggadocio, braggartism, bragging, bunkum, embroidery, empty talk, exaggeration, extravagance, fanfaronade, gasconade, hyperbole, inflation, jactitation, ostentation, pretense, pretension,… … Law dictionary
jive — I. n 1. deceitful or pretentious talk or behaviour, nonsense. See also jive talk 2. a style of fast dancing to accompany swing music or rock n roll Both senses of the term originate in black American slang of unknown etymology (it may be from… … Contemporary slang
gibberish — n 1. jabber, Jabberwocky, chatter, prattle, cackle, gibber; babble, babblement, prate, tattle, twaddle; patter, gabble, blather; jargon, gobbledegook, nonsense, hocus pocus, mumbo jumbo, abracadabra, open sesame; babbling, Fr. bavardage; humbug,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
come off it — phrasal to cease foolish or pretentious talk or behavior … New Collegiate Dictionary
gusty — gusty1 gustily, adv. gustiness, n. /gus tee/, adj., gustier, gustiest. 1. blowing or coming in gusts, as wind, rain, or storms. 2. affected or marked by gusts of wind, rain, etc.: a gusty day. 3. occurring or characterized by sudden bursts or… … Universalium
