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GASBAG

Dictionary entry overview: What does gasbag mean?

• GASBAG (noun)
The noun GASBAG has 2 senses:

1. a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
2. the bag containing the gas in a balloon

Familiarity information: GASBAG used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GASBAG (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

gasbag; windbag

Hypernyms ("gasbag" is a kind of...):

bore; dullard (a person who evokes boredom)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The bag containing the gas in a balloon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gasbag; envelope

Hypernyms ("gasbag" is a kind of...):

bag (a flexible container with a single opening)

Holonyms ("gasbag" is a part of...):

balloon (large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air)

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