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Definition of Fanfaron
1. n. A bully; a hector; a swaggerer; an empty boaster.
Definition of Fanfaron
1. Noun. (obsolete) bully ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) boaster ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fanfaron
1. a braggart [n -S] - See also: braggart
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fanfaron
Literary usage of Fanfaron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1879)
"M. de fanfaron. M. le Président, allow me to inform you that you are a thief,
... UPON the President taking the Choir M. ACHILLE БЕ fanfaron rushed into the ..."
2. Sub-tropical Rambles in the Land of the Aphanapteryx: Personal Experiences by Nicolas Pike (1873)
"Start from Home—Embarking at the Trou fanfaron—Docks, &c. —Lauding Bullocks—Scarcity
of Shipping—Timber-ship unloading—Abundance of Fish— Clearness of ..."
3. The Old Régime: Courts, Salons, and Theatres by lady Catherine Hannah Charlotte Jackson, Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1880)
"Madame, the Regent's Mother.—Audacity of Voltaire.—Character of the Regent.—" Un
fanfaron de Vices ; "—Yet Generally Popular.—The Regent's Gallantry. ..."
4. The Old Régime: Court, Salons and Theatres by Elliot Jackson (1896)
"Madame, the Regent's Mother. — Audacity of Voltaire. — Character of the Regent.
— "Un fanfaron de Vices." — Yet Generally Popular. — The Regent's Gallantry. ..."
5. Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1831)
"From its first meaning is derived fanfaron, a boaster, ana fanfaronade, boasting.
FANSHAWE, sir Richard, on eminent diplomatist and poet, born in 1607. ..."
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