gasbag

Meanings

Plural: gasbags

Noun

• a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
• the bag containing the gas in a balloon
• A bag or bladder to hold a reservoir of gas, as in a hot-air balloon.
• A lighter-than-air aircraft; a balloon or dirigible.
• A person who is overly garrulous or prone to making empty, unsupportable statements; a windbag.

Verb

• To speak foolishly, pompously, or at length; to blather.

Synonyms

blowhard, envelope, windbag