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GASBAG
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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
Sense 1
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
Meaning:
The bag containing the gas in a balloon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
envelope; gasbag
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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