fanfaron
Example Sentences
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Ilga Barron, The great fanfaron, Went into the closet one day; But she was so stout She couldn’t get out, And there she had to sta-ay!
From Polly of Lady Gay Cottage by Dowd, Emma C.
It isn’t fanfaron at all, the accent is right on the first syllable, and fanfaron doesn’t rhyme a bit!
From Polly of Lady Gay Cottage by Dowd, Emma C.
The Hungarian hussar is no fanfaron like the French chasseur, but he is conscious of his own powers, like a Grenadier of the Old Imperial Guard.
From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 by Various
If that is how it is I am not going to apologise to that fanfaron any more!
From Love by Garnett, Constance
He then brought an action for defamation of character, but was non-suited, as it was proved that he had been the fanfaron of his own vices.
From Cock Lane and Common-Sense by Lang, Andrew
