esbroufeur

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French

Etymology

From esbroufer +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.bʁu.fœʁ/
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Noun

esbroufeur m (plural esbroufeurs)

  1. show-off, braggart
    • 1919, Marcel Proust, À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs:
      Swann [] était un vulgaire esbroufeur que le marquis de Norpois eût sans doute trouvé, selon son expression, « puant ».
      Swann was a vulgar show-off whom the marquis de Norpois would no doubt have found, to use his expression, ‘uppity’.

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