The present participle of fanfaronade; engaging in exaggerated boasting or showy, bombastic displays.
From fanfaronade (noun/verb) plus the -ing suffix, creating the continuous or habitual form. This allows the concept of boasting to be expressed as an ongoing action or characteristic behavior.
Adding '-ing' to fanfaronade captures the annoying repetitive nature of certain people—they're not just bragging once, they're constantly, perpetually fanfaronading as a lifestyle.
Gerund of fanfaronade, carries same male-coded associations of performative bragging and swagger.
Use 'boasting', 'bluffing', or 'grandstanding' instead to describe action without gendered undertones.
["boasting","bluffing","grandstanding","posturing"]
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