blowhard
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Part of Ferrell’s man-child trilogy with Adam McKay, the film follows a blowhard racecar driver as he works his way back to the winner’s circle following a dramatic and embarrassing wreck.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
But as that amusingly apt introduction suggests, that the character is a blowhard is assumed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Four ragtag Idaho acquaintances blunder into the Overworld and beg Black’s wizard-bearded blowhard for help returning home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
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
Adina had a memory of Alan and the ridiculous trust-building exercises he conducted for business retreats full of blowhard execs who apparently liked wasting money on glorified corporate camp.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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