noun
big talk; tall tale; exaggeration
Colloquial noun for boastful or exaggerated talk, often used in the phrase 駄法螺を吹く (to talk big, to tell tall tales).
彼はいつも駄法螺ばかり吹いている。
He's always talking big.
その話はどうせ駄法螺だろう。
That story is probably just a tall tale.
A more formal, literary expression for 'big talk' or 'boasting'.
Compound of 駄 (da, 'poor, worthless') and 法螺 (hora, 'boasting, tall tale'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination intensifies the sense of empty or exaggerated talk.