gasconade

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This gasconade is backed up by the nearby portraits he made of other artists indebted to his influence: Basquiat, Clemente, Robert Mapplethorpe, Keith Haring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

In the opinion of some observers, Senator Glass's gasconade was all that had been necessary to "terminate the practice" without further ado.

From Time Magazine Archive

They deliberated, debated, uttered paragraphs of chemical formulae that were, when understood, criticism, gasconade and prophecy.

From Time Magazine Archive

To reporters La Jolie Jeanne delivered this charming gasconade: "Down with roast beef and pudding in England!" the manifesto began.

From Time Magazine Archive

And at that retort a laugh was raised against Arthur, who was a little disposed to gasconade, and to an unmerited scorn of the valour of their French rivals.

From French and English A Story of the Struggle in America by Everett-Green, Evelyn