Gascon

[ gas-kuhn ]

noun

1. a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
2. (lowercase) a boaster or braggart.

adjective

1. pertaining to Gascony or its people.
2. (lowercase) boastful; bragging.

Gascon

¹

/ ˈɡæskən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Gascony
2. the dialect of French spoken in Gascony

adjective

1. of or relating to Gascony, its inhabitants, or their dialect of French

gascon

²

/ ˈɡæskən /

noun

1. rare.
   a boaster; braggart

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gascon¹

1325–75; Middle English gascoyne, gascoun < Old French, ultimately < Latin Vascōnēs the inhabitants of the Basque country and adjacent areas

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gascon¹

C14: from Old French gascoun; compare Latin Vasconēs Basque

Example Sentences

Some downballot results seem to confirm this anti-incumbent fervor: Voters in California, for example, tossed out the progressive L.A. prosecutor George Gascón, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao.

From Slate

George Gascón said in a statement last week.

From Los Angeles Times

George Gascón issued a slate of progressive edicts that many prosecutors in his office said handcuffed them in the fight against crime.

From Los Angeles Times

When Nathan Hochman takes Gascón’s seat in less than 30 days, he has vowed to untie those same prosecutors’ hands, rolling back his predecessor’s policies.

From Los Angeles Times

Hochman’s victory was met with cheers throughout the law enforcement community, including the hundreds of deputy district attorneys who spent most of Gascón’s term at war with their boss.

From Los Angeles Times