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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 fanfarroon #106069 06/18/03 01:21 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy OP Carpal Tunnel OP of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park From: Year of Wonder, by Geraldine Brooks The Bradford's son is a rake-shamed, drunken fanfarroon who fortunately stayed in mostly in London. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: fanfarroon #106070 06/18/03 01:32 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass must be related to fanfaronade, which is empty boasting or bluster Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: fanfarroon #106071 06/18/03 11:03 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,546 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,546 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA but not at all related to gonfalon which nonetheless goes merrily flapping in the breeze... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: fanfarroon #106072 06/18/03 11:58 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 gonfalon bubble Nor granfalloon, neither. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: fanfarroon #106073 06/19/03 12:02 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I found several sites supporting tsuwm's opinion. It is from French "fanfaron"/ Rember the Scots used to have close ties to France. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: fanfarroon #106074 06/19/03 02:09 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass fanfaron Also 7 fanfaroone, -rrone, 8 -ran, 9 -roon. [Fr. fanfaron, f. fanfare.] 1. A blusterer, boaster, braggart. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: fanfarroon #106075 06/19/03 04:51 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 fanfaron Also 7 fanfaroone, -rrone, 8 -ran, 9 -roon. [Fr. fanfaron, f. fanfare.] Also a Fan f'ron, obviously :) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: fanfarroon #106076 06/26/03 05:04 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky a Fan f'ron, obviously Me too, me too! Oh, mav, I cannot tell you how delighted I am to see you posting here again. HUG!!! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter fanfare #106077 06/28/03 09:59 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 315 Italy - Perugia is a town with... E emanuela enthusiast emanuela enthusiast E Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 315 Italy - Perugia is a town with... I have checked the italian fanfara ( french fanfare), meaning military musical band, made mostly by brasses, so that a fanfarone is someone making a lot of noise (about himself) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: fanfarroon of troy #203129 11/08/11 02:01 AM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2 T thomasin stranger thomasin stranger T Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2 Geraldine Brooks appears to really like this word. She also used it in Caleb's Crossing: "He would have his musket-wielding fanfarroons from the mainland cross here." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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