big talk

noun

, Informal.

1. exaggeration; bragging.

Word History and Origins

Origin of big talk¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Example Sentences

"As soon as I got in he knocked me out before the start. He gave it the big talk before the fight and he backed it up in the ring."

From BBC

Will any of this big talk actually amount to anything?

From Slate

But he’s a little bruised up, and so is his ego, because afterward, the family had the Big Talk, to ask: Is it time to take the car keys away from Grandpa?

From Salon

“I saw many women who talked a big talk about giving back to the community. Stephanie actually accomplished it.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The Biden administration has been talking a big talk about resettling more refugees since Biden took office,” said Julia Gelatt, an associate director at the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan research group in Washington.

From New York Times