rab_mackinnon Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 After reading craig broon's last interview i had to know what this meant thought u might feel the same Definitions of bombastic on the Web: ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose" wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn Fustian (also called bombast) is a term for a variety of heavy woven, mostly cotton fabrics, chiefly prepared for menswear. It is also used to refer to pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech, from at least the time of Shakespeare.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombastic Pompous or overly wordy; High-sounding but with little meaning; Inflated, overfilleden.wiktionary.org/wiki/bombastic bombast - pompous or pretentious talk or writing wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn bombastically - turgidly: in a turgid manner; "he lectured bombastically about his theories" bombastically - in a grandiose manner; "the building was bombastically spacious" wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn bombast - Originally, cotton, or cotton wool; Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding; High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian; To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate; High-sounding; inflated; big ...en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bombast bombast - Padding made of cotton and rags used to stuff in the linings of 16th-century garments.https://www.renaissancemagazine.com/glossary/glossaryb.html bombast - Originally the word described the cotton or horse-hair used in tailoring for padding. The term came to mean inflated and extravagant language.members.fortunecity.com/fabianvillegas2/drama/glossary-b.htm bombast - pretentious, exaggeratedly learned language - 7 missesquizlet.com/460847/ap-english-lit-terms-flash-cards/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlay Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 In what context was this used? Quote please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patons02 Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 “So first-and-foremost we need to ensure that we’re not involved with any of that. Secondly we’ve got to consolidate our place in the top-six. I’ve told the players our objective is very much to catch Dundee United. “That’s not being bombastic; it’s just being realistic, particularly as we still have them to play. If we’ve got them to play and manage results in forthcoming fixtures then there’s no reason why we can’t make a push.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlay Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Cheers. First one for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 'Flow Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 I have to confess, I had to look up what it meant too... Only other time I had heard the word was when Shaggy sang it! Nuff said.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 i quite his enjoyed his rudyard kipling quotation the other week. we wouldn't have got that if we had appointed tango and sash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another number Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Only other time I had heard the word was when Shaggy sang it! That's what I thought of - clicked on the thread worried it was going to be about the new halftime entertainment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special aka Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 I have to confess, I had to look up what it meant too... Only other time I had heard the word was when Shaggy sang it! Nuff said.... was that not "Mr Boombastic" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellAyrshire Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 It wasn't him.......see what i did th........i'll get ma coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoss Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 They call me Mr Ostentatiously Lofty Very fantastic.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KirkySuperSub Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Aarrghh, I've had that fuckin' Shaggy song "It Wasn't Me" in my head for about an hour now after reading this bloody thread...!!! I fuckin' HATE that song too........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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