gasconism
(ˈgæskənɪz(ə)m)
[f. as prec. + -ism. F. gasconisme means only ‘a Gascon peculiarity of speech’.]
A spirit of boastfulness or vaunting.
| [1687 Miege Gt. Fr. Dict., Gasconisme..a Gasconism, or Gascoons Expression.] 1807 Pike Sources Mississ. i. App. (1810) 2 As I conceive him much of a hypocrite, and possessing great gasconism, I am happy he was not chosen for my voyage. 1822 Blackw. Mag. XII. 444 The old maestro..was not devoid of a mixture of gasconism. |