Gasconade,

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gasconade \Gas`con*ade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gasconaded}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Gasconading}.]
     To boast; to brag; to bluster.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Gasconade \Gas`con*ade"\, n. [F. gasconnade, from Gascon an
     inhabitant of Gascony, the people of which were noted for
     boasting.]
     A boast or boasting; a vaunt; a bravado; a bragging;
     braggodocio. --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gasconade
       n : an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his
           fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his
           gasconade" [syn: {brag}, {bragging}, {crow}, {crowing}, {vaporing},
            {line-shooting}]
       v : show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag},
            {gas}, {blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "gasconade":
     blow, bluff, bluster, bluster and bluff, boast, bounce, brag,
     bully, cock-a-doodle-doo, crow, draw the longbow, flourish, hector,
     intimidate, mouth, out-herod Herod, prate, puff, rage, rant, rave,
     rodomontade, roister, rollick, slang, speak for Buncombe, splutter,
     sputter, storm, swagger, swashbuckle, vapor, vaunt
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Gasconade, MO (city, FIPS 26578)
    Location: 38.66936 N, 91.56029 W
    Population (1990): 253 (160 housing units)
    Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Gasconade -- U.S. County in Missouri
     Population (2000):    15342
     Housing Units (2000): 7813
     Land area (2000):     520.668439 sq. miles (1348.525009 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    5.426543 sq. miles (14.054682 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    526.094982 sq. miles (1362.579691 sq. km)
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             38.449325 N, 91.512590 W
     Headwords:
      Gasconade
      Gasconade, MO
      Gasconade County
      Gasconade County, MO
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Gasconade, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
     Population (2000):    267
     Housing Units (2000): 141
     Land area (2000):     0.208511 sq. miles (0.540042 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.208511 sq. miles (0.540042 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            26578
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             38.670790 N, 91.559140 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Gasconade, MO
      Gasconade