A showy or boastful speech or behavior; an ostentatious display meant to impress or deceive.
From French fanfarade, derived from Spanish fanfarrón (braggart), which may come from Arabic sources or be onomatopoetic in origin, imitating the sound of trumpets and boasting combined.
This word perfectly captures what happens when someone tries too hard—it actually sounds like a trumpet solo and bragging mixed together, and the 'ade' ending makes it feel like an entire performance rather than just a moment.
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