Gasbag
(noun)
- A person who talks excessively and at length, especially about trivial or irrelevant matters.
- A person who is full of hot air and talks too much and too loudly.
Origin:
First recorded use in 1877, origin is uncertain, but it is likely to come from the phrase "gas bag" which refers to a bag filled with hot air used in early airships.
Examples:
- He's such a gasbag, he never stops talking.
- She"s always been a bit of a gasbag, but I don"t mind because she"s so interesting.
- He"s a gasbag and I can"t stand to be in the same room with him.
- The meeting was dominated by a gasbag who wouldn't shut up.
- He"s always been a gasbag, and he never stops talking, even when nobody"s listening.