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blowhard

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braggart
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But as that amusingly apt introduction suggests, that the character is a blowhard is assumed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

More surprisingly, the prosecution has also peppered its presentation with disparagement of Cohen, whom several witnesses portrayed as a self-interested blowhard.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2024

But it also proved to wear thin, perhaps summed up best when former New Jersey governor Chris Christie called him the “most obnoxious blowhard in America” during a debate.

From Seattle Times Jan. 15, 2024

“This is the fourth debate that you would be voted in the first 20 minutes as the most obnoxious blowhard in America. So shut up for a little while,” Christie told Ramaswamy.

From Salon Dec. 7, 2023

I don’t like this blowhard professor very much.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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