Bloviate (verb)
blo-vee-ayt
to speak pompously.
Bloviate was first recorded in 1850–55 and is an Americanism, formed from an alteration of the verb blow with an older informal meaning of “to boast.”
Example sentences
“With her bloviated discussions, I could listen no more!”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
