Bumbaste

/ˌbʌmˈbeɪst/ verb

Definition

To bombast or speak in a loud, grandiose, inflated manner; to bluster or rant.

Etymology

From 'bombast,' which itself comes from 'bombax' (cotton), originally referring to padding and later metaphorically to inflated speech.

Kelly Says

Bombast originally meant 'stuffed with cotton padding,' and then people applied it to speech that was similarly 'padded' with meaningless words—pure English metaphor at work.

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