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bloviation

blo·vi·at·ion

Today it means: A boastful or pompous manner of speaking or writing; a lengthy discourse delivered in that manner. Full definition →

First used mid 19th c.

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From bloviate + -ion.

First known use, by meaning

from mid 19th c. A boastful or pompous manner of speaking or writing; a lengthy discourse delivered in that manner.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.