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Braggadocio

Braggadocio Meaning & Definition
Braggadocio Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Braggadocio?

[n] vain and empty boasting

Synonyms | Synonyms for Braggadocio: bluster | rhodomontade | rodomontade

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See Also | boast | boasting | jactitation | self-praise

Braggadocio In Webster's Dictionary

\Brag`ga*do"cio\, n. [From Braggadocchio, a boastful character in Spenser's ``Fa["e]rie Queene.''] 1. A braggart; a boaster; a swaggerer. --Dryden. 2. Empty boasting; mere brag; pretension.

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