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 Fanfar’on.Fang. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Fanfar’onade (4 syl.).
 
Swaggering; vain boasting; ostentatious display. (See above.)   1
        “The bishop copied this proceeding from the fanfaronade of M. Boufflers.”—Swift.
 


 Fanfar’on.Fang. 

 
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