The Clue
Gasconades (5 letter answer)
The Answer
BRAGS
Tags
Notes
The answer BRAGS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 800 puzzles.
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Boasts
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Acts the blowhard
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Shows egotism
Talks big
Blows one's own horn
Toots one's own horn
Definition
BRAG as a noun:
1. (brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade) = an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
BRAG as a verb:
1. (boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade) = show off