Who is fanfaron? This word, which has a dismissive and ironic connotation, is now obsolete and rarely used. A typical example of fanfare in classical literature is Khlestakov, the hero of the Gogolian play The Examiner.
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Explanatory dictionaries explain the meaning of the word in this way: bouncer, braggart, deceiver; a man shamelessly ranting about his nonexistent achievements; dusting eyes, poser.
A fanfaron is by no means a musician playing a wind instrument called fanfare. But both words are very close in sound, and this is understandable. It’s easy to imagine what fanfare looks like if you’ve ever seen a soldier or pioneer horn. All these tools are designed to give specific signals, but the fanfare sounds are more solemn, bright, and major.
So fanfaron also always needs to look brilliant to convince others of his importance. It doesn’t matter that he has torn socks under his lacquered ankle boots and the wind is playing in his pockets, but he will blow everything to two villas on the Cote d'Azur and a large bank account. He gives his irrepressible fantasies at face value, and when exposed to deception, he is not upset at all. Indeed, very soon fanfaron will forget it and find a new audience, ready to listen to his fables.
