fanfaron
[ fan-fuh-ron ]
/ ˈfæn fəˌrɒn /
noun
a braggart.
a fanfare.
Origin of fanfaron
1615–25; < French < Spanish
fanfarrón braggart, said to be of expressive orig.
Words nearby fanfaron
fanegada,
faneuil,
faneuil hall,
fanfani,
fanfare,
fanfaron,
fanfaronade,
fanfic,
fanfish,
fanfold,
fang
Example sentences from the Web for fanfaron
He was known in Paris as an assassin, and in England, thanks to the bullet letter, as a "fanfaron" and brave braggart.
George Washington, Vol. I |Henry Cabot LodgePeregrine, glowing with resentment, called him a fanfaron, and withdrew in expectation of being followed into the street.
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Volume I |Tobias Smollett