Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blowhard

/ˈbloʊhɑɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: blow-hard
IPA: /ˈbloʊhɑɹd/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.

Canadian usage; American usage; Derogatory

name

A locality in the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.

Example Sentences

"The merchants are the most ultra Secessionists, one of the secret springs of action among this class being the heavy indebtedness owing to Eastern creditors. Some men of Northern origin were the most rabid. A "blow-hard," named JAMES PATTERSON, of Augusta, Jackson County, was originally from Pennsylvania. He stumped the county and was elected to the Convention, and cast his vote for secession."
"[T]he loud-mouthed blowhard seemed just the man to flinch when real danger confronted him; […]"
"Oh, this bellowing, blatant, bellicose, belligerent, bombastic blowhard […]"
"In my profession, I have seen more than my share of blowhards who use volume to intimidate the weak, fool the feeble-minded, or control the insecure or lazy who would just as soon have someone do their thinking for them anyway."
"David Davis, Liam Fox, Boris Johnson and the other Brexit blowhards know they have no chance of achieving their stated aims, such as a £350m weekly NHS payback."

Etymology

Essentially deverbal in nature, albeit not from a unitary phrasal verb; from blow hard.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbloʊhɑɹd/
British English: /ˈbləʊhɑːd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

blowhards (plural) blow-hard (alternative)

Synonyms

big mouth bloviator blusterer boaster braggart loudmouth windbag bragger line-shooter vaunter

Questions

How do you pronounce blowhard?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbloʊhɑɹd/.
What does blowhard mean?: A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
Where does blowhard come from?: Essentially deverbal in nature, albeit not from a unitary phrasal verb; from blow hard.

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