Bloviations—word of the day
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Word of the day: bloviation. Thanks to James Marriott in Sunday magazine for this delicious new-to-me word. I’m surprised it’s not on everyone’s daily tongue.
To bloviate means:
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To orate pompously; used especially of politicians and news commentators.
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To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
No wonder I couldn’t work out the meaning from lexical cues: it’s supposedly derived from “blow” (as in blowhard).
This word of the day may or may not be the first of many on a Monday. We’ll see.
thank you for teaching me a new word today!
Could be handy!
absolutely! 🙂
I remember being delighted when I learned this word as a kid. Glad to be reminded of it since it is very apt in the U.S. at the moment.
I love it! shall use it at the first opportunity
I may attempt to use it 5 times daily!
Yay!
Always love a new word and I particularly like the tags you put on this post. Brexit? Yes, for sure!
Hm, you noticed.