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Definition of blowhard

blowhard

/ˈbloʊˌhɑːrd/
blow · hard
Plural:blowhards
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blowhard Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

North American A person who blusters and boasts in an unpleasant, pompous, or overbearing way.

Example

"Everyone at the dinner party tried to avoid the pompous blowhard who spent the entire evening bragging about his business connections."

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• Nearby Words

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Word Origin & Etymology

Originated in mid-19th-century American slang as a compound of the verb "blow" (in its informal sense of boasting or bragging) and "hard" (meaning excessively), originally used by sailors and frontiersmen to describe a loud braggart.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Blowhard. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/blowhard
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