fanfaronade
noun
[ ˌfanfarəˈneɪd ]
• arrogant or boastful talk.
• "he almost smiled at this fanfaronade—the idea was ludicrous"
• a fanfare.
• "a military fanfaronade"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French fanfaronnade, from fanfaron ‘braggart’, from fanfare (see fanfare).
