braggadocio
Pronunciation
  • (Italianate) IPA: /bɹaɡaˈdoːt͡ʃo/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˌbɹæ.ɡəˈdəʊ.t͡ʃəʊ/
  • (America) IPA: /ˌbɹæɡ.əˈdoʊ.ʃiˌoʊ/
Noun

braggadocio

  1. A braggart.
    Synonyms: blowhard, Thesaurus:braggart
  2. Empty boasting.
    Synonyms: big talk
    • 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 6:
      He could not endure his airs as a man of fashion, and laughed heartily at his pompous braggadocio stories.
Related terms Translations
  • Russian: хвастовство́



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