gasbag
gasbag Lexical Profile
gasbag Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person who talks excessively, boastfully, or boringly without saying anything of substance (used informally and disparagingly).
"Everyone at the dinner party tried to avoid sitting next to the pompous gasbag."
A flexible, gas-tight bag or envelope used to hold lifting gas inside a balloon or airship.
"Engineers carefully inspected the airship's internal gasbag for any microscopic leaks before the flight."
• verb
To talk idly, boastfully, or at tedious length (used informally).
"He spent the entire afternoon gasbagging about his minor achievements to anyone who would listen."
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-19th century as a compound of 'gas' and 'bag', originally referring to a literal container for gas before acquiring the figurative sense of a person full of empty, boastful talk ('hot air').