fanfaronades
/ˌfænfɛrəˈneɪdz/
noun
- Plural of fanfaronade; instances of loud, boastful talk or behavior.
- The coach's fanfaronades before the game only made the team more nervous.
- Her fanfaronades at the meeting did not impress the serious investors.
- Historians often dismiss the king's fanfaronades as empty propaganda.