Windbag

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈwɪndˌbæɡ

Definitions

Bellows for an organ.
archaic
Someone who talks excessively.
derogatory, mildly

Equivalents

Françaismoulin à paroles

DeutschPlaudertasche Schwadroneur SchwaflerSchwaflerin Schwätzer Schwätzerin

Italianoparolaio quaquaraquà sparacazzate

16 more languages

العربيةالثّرثار

Българскибърборко

Catalàcotorra

Češtinařvoun tlachal tlučhubažvanil

Cymraegmalwr

Ελληνικάαερολόγος αιθερολόγος κλώσσα

Suomihölö suunsoittaja suupaltti

Gaeilgebéalastán bolmán bromaire

Galegofalabarato

ქართულიენაჭარტალა ყბედი

Македонскибрборко

Nederlandswindbuil

Polskigaduła klekotka trajkotka

Русскийтрепло

Svenskapratkvarn

Türkçeboşboğaz farfara lafazan

Examples

“Some windbag. Hell, ain't I seen your kind before? ... Some bag of wind. You're just hot air, that's all.”

“"Do you hear ⟳ that, Ryan? Your mommy is being a pontificating windbag."”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

windbaggery Windbags windball windball cricket windbell windberry

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