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Definition of "windbag" []

  • The flexible air-filled chamber of a bagpipe or similar instrument. (noun)
  • Slang A talkative person who communicates nothing of substance or interest. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "windbag" in a sentence
  • "So perhaps the father, brother/sister, or some important windbag from the banquet/ceremony conspires to banish him to the earth world and be rid of the boy forever?"
  • "A windbag tied to another windbag is not exactly a good thing."
  • "Does it sound like this irrelevant windbag is trying to pull together facts to otherwise justify her racist beliefs?"