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   bombast

   /ˈbɒmbast/

   noun

   • 1. high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people: "the bombast of gung-ho militarism"

   Word 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).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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