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pomposity
the quality of being pompous. -
strut
to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers. -
boastful
If someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own. -
bombast
Bombast is trying to impress people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning. -
bombastic
If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning. -
colonel blimp
an elderly, pompous British reactionary, especially an army officer or government official.