braggadocious
Britishadjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of braggadocious
C20: from braggadocio
Example Sentences
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And all those people who insisted that they couldn’t stand a city boy fell in love with the rich, braggadocious New Yorker.
From Salon
The "flood the zone" strategy has revealed the classic Trumpian chaos and ineptitude that too many people shoved down the memory hole last November in the face of the braggadocious hucksterism at which Trump excels.
From Salon
A song that encapsulates that swagger is the title track, “Drip,” which quickly became a fan-favorite with its infectious hooks and braggadocious lyrics such as “I could be the GOAT.”
From Los Angeles Times
With Fury, he's louder, braggadocious, entertaining.
From BBC
“There is also the possibility that she might’ve pulled a Lil Tay,” Hilton said in a video posted early Thursday, name-dropping the braggadocious young rapper who was the subject of a death hoax last year.
From Los Angeles Times
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