fanfaron

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noun

A boaster; a braggart.

OriginMiddle French fanfaron →
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Meanings

nounfanfaron (plural fanfarons)

plural fanfarons

  1. obsoleteA boaster; a braggart.

    Peregrine glowing with resentment, called him a Fanfaron, and withdrew, in expectation of being followed into the street.

    1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchfanfaron
  2. Englishfanfaron

From Middle French fanfaron.

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APA

fanfaron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanfaron

MLA

“fanfaron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanfaron. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fanfaron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanfaron.

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