windbag
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windbag
- /ˈwɪndˌbæɡ/
Rhymes with -æɡ
Where it comes from
From Middle English wyndbagge, equivalent to wind + bag.
noun windbags
- Someone who talks excessively. Some windbag. Hell, ain't I seen your kind before? ... Some bag of wind. You're just hot air, that's all.
- The lungs.
- Bellows for an organ.
Similar: gasbag, bag of wind, bloviator
verb windbags · windbagging · windbagged
- To talk pompously or excessively.
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noun
Similar: gasbag, bag of wind, bloviator
Translations
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noun someone who talks excessively
| Français | moulin à paroles |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schwätzer, Schwätzerin, Schwafler, Schwaflerin, Plaudertasche |
| Italiano | parolaio, quaquaraquà, sparacazzate |
| Ελληνικά | αερολόγος aerológos |
| Русский | трепло́ trepló |
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