blowhard
pronunciation
How to pronounce blowhard in British English:
UK [ˈbləʊhɑ:d]
How to pronounce blowhard in American English:
US [ˈbloʊhɑrd]
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- Noun:
- a very boastful and talkative person
Word Origin
- blowhard (n.)
- also blow-hard, 1840, a sailor's word (from 1790 as a nickname for a sailor), perhaps not originally primarily meaning "braggart;" from blow (v.1) + hard (adv.). An adjective sense of "boastful" appeared c. 1855, and may be a separate formation leading to a modified noun use.
Example
- 1. I don 't want to sit next to that old blowhard .
- 2. That guy is a bit of a blowhard , though , isn 't he ?
- 3. He 's a free operator who pulls no punches in technical online discussions , but he 's not a blowhard .
- 4. Stop being such a blowhard ! Do you have to talk about yourself the whole time ?
- 5. To be sure , government accountants may treat the porkbelly and blowhard plans differently .