GASCONADER

PRONUNCIATION: (gas-kuh-NAY-duhr)

MEANING: noun: A braggart.

ETYMOLOGY: After Gascon, a native of the Gascony region in France, from the stereotype of Gascons as boasters. Earliest documented use: c. 1709.
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GARÇONADER - a singing waiter in Bordeaux

GAS CO. NADER - the consumer watchdog who targets liquid fuel providers

GASH ON A DEER - big cat failed to bring down its prey, but it got close