expertise, authority, or knowledge; to invent or fabricate facts.' name='description'> talk through one's hat - definition and meaning
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talk through one's hat

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  • verb idiomatic To speak lacking expertise, authority, or knowledge; to invent or fabricate facts.
  • verb idiomatic To assert something as true or valid; to bluff.

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  • verb speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths

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hypernyms (5)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. affect
  2. dissemble
  3. feign
  4. pretend
  5. sham

cross-references (3)

Cross-references

  1. BS
  2. blaguer
  3. nonsense

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