Bombast, Blackbeard, and Beachside Turtles of St. Thomas - Part 3
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In episode 126 of I Hate Talking, the hosts continue their U.S. Virgin Islands travel series, picking up after their Water Island stay as they transfer back to the main island of St. Thomas. Before the travel recap, they explore the word bombastic—language or behavior that is extravagant, pompous, inflated, overly wordy, or exaggerated. They trace the word back to bombast, originally referring to cotton stuffing used to make clothing look fuller, before it evolved into a description for speech that is “over-inflated.”
The family’s first St. Thomas day includes a taxi ride…
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