blowhards
Full of hot air
Blowhards are people who talk boastfully or pompously, often exaggerating their own importance or accomplishments.
The term carries strong contempt, suggesting that the person's talk is mostly empty air—loud but without substance.
The meeting was dominated by blowhards who loved hearing themselves speak.
A blowhard is distinguished from a liar by the emphasis on volume and self-importance rather than deliberate deception.
People who boast excessively
- windbagsThose who prattle excessively
- egotistsSelf-centered individuals
- showoffsThose who flaunt abilities
- blusterersLoud, aggressive talkers
swaggerers · loudmouths · know-it-alls · grandstanders · narcissists · pontificators · attention-seekers · name-droppers
Expert commentators on affairs
- demagoguesPoliticians manipulating mass emotion
- populistsChampions of ordinary citizens
- bloviatorsPompous, long-winded talkers
- talking headsChest-up video commentators
commentators · politicians · spin doctors · partisans · ideologues · campaigners · speechifiers · soapbox
Men who condescendingly explain
- micromanagersExcessively controlling supervisors
- gatekeepersThose controlling entry
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
- presentationsFormal informative addresses
jargon · buzzwords · synergy · thought leaders · influencers · gurus · pontificating · condescending
braggarts
People who boast excessively
- windbagsThose who prattle excessively
- egotistsSelf-centered individuals
- showoffsThose who flaunt abilities
blusterers · swaggerers · loudmouths · know-it-alls · grandstanders · narcissists · pontificators · attention-seekers · name-droppers · one-uppers
pundits
Expert commentators on affairs
- demagoguesPoliticians manipulating mass emotion
- populistsChampions of ordinary citizens
- bloviatorsPompous, long-winded talkers
talking heads · commentators · politicians · spin doctors · partisans · ideologues · campaigners · speechifiers · soapbox · rally
mansplainers
Men who condescendingly explain
- micromanagersExcessively controlling supervisors
- gatekeepersThose controlling entry
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
presentations · jargon · buzzwords · synergy · thought leaders · influencers · gurus · pontificating · condescending · interrupting
- annoying peoplepest, hecklers, nuisance, meddlers, bore
- noisemakersnoisemaker, air horn, bell, buzzer, kazoo
- show-offsbraggarts, boasters, showboats, grandstanders, egotists
- Truth Stretchersliars, fibbers, embellishers, fabricators, bluffers
blowhardsstraight shooters
Forthright, honest individuals
doers · truth-tellers · unsung heroes · understaters · experts