[ˈbɒmbast], (Noun)

Definitions:
- high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people
(e.g: the bombast of gung-ho militarism)


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Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting raw cotton or cotton wool used as padding, later used figuratively): from Old French bombace, from medieval Latin bombax, bombac-, alteration of bombyx ‘silkworm’ (see bombazine)