braggadocio

[brag-uh-doh-shee-oh]

noun

plural

braggadocios 

1. empty boasting; bragging.

2. a boasting person; braggart.

braggadocio

/ ˌbræɡəˈdəʊtʃɪˌəʊ /

noun

1. vain empty boasting

2. a person who boasts; braggart

Other Word Forms

• braggadocian adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of braggadocio¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of braggadocio¹

C16: from Braggadocchio , name of a boastful character in Spenser's Faerie Queene ; probably from _braggart + Italian -occhio (augmentative suffix)

Example Sentences

Like a hostess who secretly loathes her guests, Shelley encourages her characters to flatter themselves and expose their braggadocio.

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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.

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Oracle’s ups and downs reflect his unparalleled vision and singular skill set, as well as his braggadocio and blind spots.

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The film’s title comes from a bit of braggadocio — “I’m him” — that started sprouting up in sports leagues during the last five years.

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This latest combination of vanity whining and braggadocio bombast was greeted from Congress, members of his staff, reporters and members of the general public with mostly wide, tired stares.

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