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windbag
[ wind-bag ]
noun
- Informal. Also called bag of wind [wind]. an empty, voluble, pretentious talker.
- the bag of a bagpipe.
windbag
/ ˈwɪndˌbæɡ /
noun
- slang.a voluble person who has little of interest to communicate
- the bag in a set of bagpipes, which provides a continuous flow of air to the pipes
Other Words From
- wind·bag·ger·y noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
He inhabits a space populated by right-wing windbags who have convinced each other, through endless repetition, that they are the most put-upon people in history.
Yet there he stood — noted anti-vaxxer, suspected antisemite, overexposed anti-logic windbag — in a position to hijack attention and humiliate a league that has gone to great lengths to promote social equality.
A beekeeper recounts his experience moving from novice to master, providing ample advice and presenting the eccentrics, oddballs and, as our reviewer, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, put it, “flagrantly self-promoting windbags” he encounters along the way.
Its brevity made it an excellent vehicle for wit — a barb for puncturing bloated egos and windbag grandiosity.
He knows which way the wind is blowing, and he will do his best to become a windbag that blows in that direction, whatever humiliating deflation is required first.
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