Blowhard

/ˈbloʊhɑrd/ noun

A person who talks excessively and boastfully about themselves without saying anything important or true.

American slang combining 'blow' (to talk) and 'hard' (with force), first appearing in the 1850s. 'Blow' as slang for 'boast' dates back even further to earlier centuries.

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