peacockism

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• peacock — peacockery, peacockism, n. peacockish, peacocky, adj. peacockishly, adv. peacockishness, n. /pee kok /, n., pl. peacocks, (esp. collectively) peacock. v. n. 1. the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail …   Universalium

• claptrap — n 1. bombast, rodomontade, rant, inflation, fustian, cant, jargon, empty words, hogwash; ostentation, sensationalism, frippery, gaudiness, tawdriness, glitter, gloss; pretentiousness, pretension, pretense, false show; bluster, fanfaronade,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder