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What does the adjective windbagging mean?
There is one meaning in OED’s entry for the adjective windbagging. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How is the adjective windbagging pronounced?
British English
/ˈwɪn(d)ˌbaɡɪŋ/
WIND-bag-ing
U.S. English
/ˈwɪn(d)ˌbæɡɪŋ/
WIND-bag-ing
Where does the adjective windbagging come from?
Earliest known use
1890s
The earliest known use of the adjective windbagging is in the 1890s.
OED’s earliest evidence for windbagging is from 1892, in Press (Christchurch, New Zealand).
windbagging is formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: windbag v., ‑ing suffix2.
