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braggadocio

noun

brag·​ga·​do·​cio ˌbra-gə-ˈdō-sē-ˌō How to pronounce braggadocio (audio)
-shē-,
-chē-,
-(ˌ)shō,
-(ˌ)chō
plural braggadocios
1
a
: empty boasting
b
: arrogant pretension : cockiness
the air of swaggering braggadocio that all important men are expected to show in fighting C. W. M. Hart
2

Did you know?

Though Braggadocio is not as well-known as other fictional characters like Pollyanna, the Grinch, or Scrooge, in lexicography he holds a special place next to them as one of the many characters whose name has become an established word in English. The English poet Edmund Spenser originally created Braggadocio as a personification of boasting in his epic poem The Faerie Queene. As early as 1594, about four years after the poem was published, English speakers began using the name as a general term for any blustering blowhard.

Example Sentences

a loudmouthed braggart who hid his cowardice with braggadocio his braggadocio hid the fact that he felt personally inadequate
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Word History

Etymology

Braggadochio, personification of boasting in Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of braggadocio was in 1594

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