Gasconade

Gasconade is a noun that refers to exaggerated boasting. Our word of the day comes indirectly from France, more specifically, a former province of France called gascony. It seems the inhabitants of this region where noted for being boastful, and the word gasconade was born as a term to describe them. Here’s an example: I hate to brag, but, at the risk of coming across like a gasconade, I got all As in my French class last winter.