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windbag

noun

  1. a talkative person
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwɪndˌbæɡ/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English wyndbagge, equivalent to wind + bag.

  1. Someone who talks excessively.

    Some windbag. Hell, ain't I seen your kind before? ... Some bag of wind. You're just hot air, that's all.

    "Do you hear that, Ryan? Your mommy is being a pontificating windbag."

  2. The lungs.
  3. Bellows for an organ.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English wyndbagge, equivalent to wind + bag.

  1. To talk pompously or excessively.