Tuesday word: Bombast
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Bombast (noun, adjective)
bom·bast [bom-bast]
noun
1. speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words.
2. Obsolete. cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding.
adjective
3. Obsolete, bombastic.
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Origin: 1560–70; earlier bombace padding < Middle French < Medieval Latin bombacem, accusative of bombax; bombax family
Recent Examples on the Web
That's because the economic mood is really what seemed to matter most, and many people don't take a lot of what Trump says seriously because of his penchant for bombast and his transactional nature.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
On Dangerous, Riley helps carve a sharper figure out of the bloat and bombast that defines all of Jackson’s post-Thriller albums, and Jackson’s increasingly percussive vocal style came alive in new ways over Riley’s propulsive new jack swing tracks.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025
Donald Trump’s stance on nuclear weapons has been one of obsessive and reckless bombast.
—Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
These new movies offer a new kind of spectacle, one that’s not just a matter of audiovisual bombast but that inheres in cinematic form, becomes part of a film’s narrative architecture, and creates a distinctive psychological relationship with viewers.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
Bombast (noun, adjective)
bom·bast [bom-bast]
noun
1. speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words.
2. Obsolete. cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding.
adjective
3. Obsolete, bombastic.
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1560–70; earlier bombace padding < Middle French < Medieval Latin bombacem, accusative of bombax; bombax family
Recent Examples on the Web
That's because the economic mood is really what seemed to matter most, and many people don't take a lot of what Trump says seriously because of his penchant for bombast and his transactional nature.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
On Dangerous, Riley helps carve a sharper figure out of the bloat and bombast that defines all of Jackson’s post-Thriller albums, and Jackson’s increasingly percussive vocal style came alive in new ways over Riley’s propulsive new jack swing tracks.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025
Donald Trump’s stance on nuclear weapons has been one of obsessive and reckless bombast.
—Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
These new movies offer a new kind of spectacle, one that’s not just a matter of audiovisual bombast but that inheres in cinematic form, becomes part of a film’s narrative architecture, and creates a distinctive psychological relationship with viewers.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
