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[ brag-uh-doh-shee-oh ] / ˌbræg əˈdoʊ ʃiˌoʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR braggadocio ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural brag·ga·do·ci·os.empty boasting; bragging. a boasting person; braggart. Origin of braggadocioafter Braggadocchio, boastful character in Spenser's Faerie Queene (1590), apparently a pseudo-Italian coinage based on brag OTHER WORDS FROM braggadociobrag·ga·do·ci·an, adjectiveWords nearby braggadocioBraford, brag, Braga, Bragdon, Bragg, braggadocio, braggadocious, braggart, bragger, bragging rights, Bragg scattering Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for braggadocioThe page has since been removed, but not before many Spanish news outlets were able to post screenshots of his braggadocio. Train in Spanish Crash Was Going Way Too Fast|Barbie Latza Nadeau|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST But when Saldanha was found dead on Friday in a suspected suicide, the braggadocio suddenly ceased. 2Day FM: The Radio Station Behind the Tragic Kate Middleton Prank|Kevin Fallon|December 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST In the new video for “Gossip Folks”—a braggadocio that takes its beat from the Missy Elliot track—she glares into the camera. Meet Angel Haze: the Brooklyn Rapper Tackling Sex Abuse in Her Rhymes|Drake Baer|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST It may be braggadocio, but these are the sort of remarks that win over a crowd. Not Trying To Cause A Big Sensation|Jacob Silverman|October 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Taken together, their braggadocio softens into something much more vulnerable and devastating. This Week’s Hot Reads: September 3, 2012|Mythili Rao|September 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST To a mind capable of being saddened by human materialism, pretension, braggadocio, it is all very much the same sort of affair. But the warrior's braggadocio received a sharp check from Titokowaru. The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan He knew, moreover, that savage as he was, he was not going to act any foolish part for the mere sake of braggadocio. The Young Yagers|Mayne Reid Fortunately, Buzz's braggadocio carried with it a certain conviction. Cheerful--By Request|Edna Ferber On the next day the baronet was sufficiently recovered to be able to resume his braggadocio airs. Doctor Thorne|Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for braggadocio
noun plural -osvain empty boasting a person who boasts; braggart Word Origin for braggadocioC16: from Braggadocchio, name of a boastful character in Spenser's Faerie Queene; probably from braggart + Italian -occhio (augmentative suffix) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to braggadociowindbag, boaster, blowhard, brag, bragger, show-off, bombast, gasconade, rodomontade, vaunt, boastfulness, hot air |