Meaning & use
Braggadocio
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Boastful or arrogant talk, or a person who engages in such boasting.
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Beneath all his braggadocio, he was actually quite insecure.
The boxer's pre-fight braggadocio was mostly for show.
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Coined by Edmund Spenser in his 1590 poem 'The Faerie Queene,' as the name of a boastful character.
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bravadoboastfulnessswagger
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