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
No specific characters have yet been confirmed to recur, but a few seem like safe bets — a young Ned Stark, his sister Lyanna, and a braggadocious teenage Jaime Lannister all attended the event in Martin’s books.
From New York Times
A second braggadocious rapper says: “You gotta sell cocaine, I can just file a claim.”
From Washington Times
That’s awfully braggadocious, Ms. Halla had thought.
From New York Times
A montage of Jordan’s 63-point playoff game against the 1985-86 Celtics is perfectly synchronized to the booming percussion and braggadocious rapping of LL Cool J’s “I’m Bad” — marvel at how Jordan eyes the opening tipoff as LL’s voice builds in pitch and intensity.
From New York Times
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