bombast

  1. Noun.  riginally, cotton, or cotton wool.
  2. Noun.  otton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding.
  3. Noun.  (figuratively) High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.
  4. Verb.  o swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate.
  5. Adjective.  igh-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.

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