braggadocio

[ brag-uh-doh-shee-oh ]

/ ˌbræg əˈdoʊ ʃiˌoʊ /

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noun, plural brag·ga·do·ci·os.

empty boasting; bragging.

a boasting person; braggart.

Words nearby braggadocio

braga, bragdon, bragg, bragg scattering, bragg's law, braggadocio, braggadocious, braggart, bragger, bragging rights, braggy

Origin of braggadocio

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

OTHER WORDS FROM braggadocio

brag·ga·do·ci·an, adjective

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Examples from the Web for braggadocio

The page has since been removed, but not before many Spanish news outlets were able to post screenshots of his braggadocio.
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But when Saldanha was found dead on Friday in a suspected suicide, the braggadocio suddenly ceased.
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In the new video for “Gossip Folks”—a braggadocio that takes its beat from the Missy Elliot track—she glares into the camera.
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It may be braggadocio, but these are the sort of remarks that win over a crowd.
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Taken together, their braggadocio softens into something much more vulnerable and devastating.
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To a mind capable of being saddened by human materialism, pretension, braggadocio, it is all very much the same sort of affair.
The Arena|Various
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

braggadocio

/ (ˌbræɡəˈdəʊtʃɪˌəʊ) /

noun plural -os

vain empty boasting

a person who boasts; braggart

Word Origin for braggadocio

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

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braggadocio

noun, plural brag·ga·do·ci·os.

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Origin of braggadocio

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British Dictionary definitions for braggadocio

noun plural -os

Word Origin for braggadocio