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blowhard

NOUN
braggart
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The former correspondent for “The Daily Show” hosted “The Colbert Report” for nine years, performing as a caricature of a conservative blowhard.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

But it also proved to wear thin, perhaps summed up best when former New Jersey governor Chris Christie called him the “most obnoxious blowhard in America” during a debate.

From Seattle Times Jan. 15, 2024

A record-breaking long-distance swimmer, she’s got the lung capacity of a real blowhard.

From New York Times Nov. 2, 2023

“Skipper Dan the Sailing Man” was my attempt to stick a pin in a blowhard who often demanded others refer to him as Mr. Snyder.

From Washington Times Apr. 13, 2023

I don’t like this blowhard professor very much.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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