braggadocio

American  

[brag-uh-doh-shee-oh] / ˌbræg əˈdoʊ ʃiˌoʊ /

noun

plural

braggadocios

1. empty boasting; bragging.

2. a boasting person; braggart.

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braggadocio British  

/ ˌbræɡəˈdəʊtʃɪˌəʊ /

noun

1. vain empty boasting

2. a person who boasts; braggart

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Other Word Forms

• braggadocian adjective

Etymology

Origin of braggadocio

After Braggadocchio, boastful character in Spenser's Faerie Queene (1590), apparently a pseudo-Italian coinage based on brag

Example Sentences

But the braggadocio both in terms of the AI investment cycle and Nvidia’s place at the top of it, seems to belie a greater degree of concern than the company would likely admit.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

But the most likely outcome is that people will brush these warnings aside and answer them with braggadocio of the type “America is not for sale.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Still, some second-quarter corporate earnings calls with investment analysts this summer bristled with braggadocio about the tax cuts they were expecting to pocket, courtesy of the budget bill.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

Williams’ braggadocio is glorious, and enough of his claims are questionable to let a person know he’s best considered as a master of telling tall tales in games of he said-he said.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2024

He had that particular kind of nerdy-boy swagger, that back-and-forth between braggadocio and wonder.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli