bloviation

English
WOTD – 14 June 2019

Etymology

bloviate +‎ -ion.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

bloviation (countable and uncountable, plural bloviations)

  1. (US, possibly originally Ohio, informal) A lengthy discourse delivered in a boastful or pompous manner. [from mid 19th c.]
    • 1850, Rep. Deb. & Proc. Convent. for Revision Constit. State of Ohio (1851) 640/1:
      For doing my duty, I claim no credit—I seek no ‘bloviations’—I ask for no sacrifices—I desire no ovations.

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References
  1. Ben Zimmer (29 July 2010), “Word Routes: Exploring the Pathways of our Lexicon: In Defense of Harding the Bloviator”, in Visual Thesaurus‎, ThinkMap, archived from the original on 1 July 2017.

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