braggadocio

[ brag-uh-doh-shee-oh ]

noun

, plural brag·ga·do·ci·os.

1. empty boasting; bragging.
2. a boasting person; braggart.

braggadocio

/ ˌbræɡəˈdəʊtʃɪˌəʊ /

noun

1. vain empty boasting
2. a person who boasts; braggart

Other Words From

• bragga·doci·an 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

We feel every moment of his embarrassment and despair, balanced against his braggadocio and stubbornness.

From Time

It was the personality, it was the outspokenness, it was the poetry, it was the braggadocio.

From Vox

Before doing so, however, Washington began a great American tradition of real estate braggadocio.

From The Daily Beast

The page has since been removed, but not before many Spanish news outlets were able to post screenshots of his braggadocio.

From The Daily Beast

But when Saldanha was found dead on Friday in a suspected suicide, the braggadocio suddenly ceased.

From The 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.

From The Daily Beast

But the media is largely ignoring the broader story about how this sexual braggadocio is far more common than not.

From The Daily Beast

Take care, Captain, misplaced courage is frequently braggadocio; your position is desperate.

From Project Gutenberg

He called a boasting knight by the name Braggadocio, and we still use the word braggadocio for vain boasting.

From Project Gutenberg

The wabeno, on the contrary, consisted wholly in a wild exhibition of mere braggadocio and trick.

From Project Gutenberg

Braggadocio here plays a great part, and also the desire to act like grown-ups.

From Project Gutenberg

"In course you can feel safe," replied Frost, with a braggadocio air that made Archie put him down as a coward at once.

From Project Gutenberg