Bombast and fustian

By weeklyvolcano on May 5, 2008

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THE DAILY WORDBobbleatmarysburgerbis
Fustian \FUHS-chuhn\, noun:
1. A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, including corduroy, velveteen, etc.
2. An inflated style of writing or speech; pompous or pretentious language.
3. Made of fustian.
4. Pompous; ridiculously inflated; bombastic.

USAGE EXAMPLE: When it serves him, Bobble Tiki’s speech is full of bombast and fustian, but usually he just talks like a trucker. 

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