rodomontade

American  

[rod-uh-mon-teyd, -tahd, -muhn-, roh-duh-] / ˌrɒd ə mɒnˈteɪd, -ˈtɑd, -mən-, ˌroʊ də- /

noun

1. vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk.

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adjective

1. bragging.

verb (used without object)

rodomontaded, rodomontading

1. to boast; brag; talk big.

rodomontade British  

/ -ˈtɑːd, ˌrɒdəmɒnˈteɪd /

noun

1. 1. boastful words or behaviour; bragging

   2. ( as modifier )

      rodomontade behaviour

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verb

1. (intr) to boast, bluster, or rant

Etymology

Origin of rodomontade

First recorded in 1605–15; from Middle French, from Italian Rodomonte, the boastful king of Algiers in Orlando Innamorato and Orlando Furioso + Middle French -ade -ade ¹

Example Sentences

His love of words has become something of a national fascination — he drops “farrago” and “rodomontade” on Twitter, sending followers scurrying for their dictionaries.

From New York Times

The rodomontade was, Laurel saw, a gag, but the essence of its truth was soon realized.

From The New Yorker

What eristic discipline they brought to their sciolistic quibbles, though prone to occasional bursts of rodomontade!

From Washington Post

She felt that this was not mere rodomontade, but that the man was perfectly capable of doing as he had said.

From Project Gutenberg

This F—— was a terrible Rattle, and could rodomontade better than any body.

From Project Gutenberg