windbaggery

windbaggery
\\“+ərē\ noun (-es)
Etymology: windbag + -ery
: pompous meaningless talk

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windˈbaggery noun (informal)
The output of a windbag or empty talker
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Main Entry:wind

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  • windbaggery — wind·bag·gery …   English syllables

  • windbag — windbaggery, n. /wind bag /, n. 1. Informal. an empty, voluble, pretentious talker. 2. the bag of a bagpipe. [1425 75; late ME; see WIND1, BAG] * * * …   Universalium

  • windbag — noun informal a person who talks a lot but says little of any value. Derivatives windbaggery noun …   English new terms dictionary

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