bravado

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɹɑːˈvɑːdoʊ/, /brəˈvɑːdoʊ/

Noun

bravado

1. A swaggering show of defiance or courage.

   The angry customer stood in the middle of the showroom and voiced his complaints with loud bravado.

   • 1990 Amy Longsdorf, K.T. Oslin: Personality, Wit and Style To Spare", The Morning Call

     Songs like "Hey Bobby", and "Do Ya" drip with innuendo and sexual bravado.

2. A false show of courage.
3. (obsolete) A swaggerer; a braggart.

Translations

• German: Angeberei, Draufgängertum
• Italian: bravata
• Portuguese: bravata
• Russian: брава́да
• Spanish: bravata

Translations

• German: Gehabe, theatralisches Getue
• Portuguese: bravata
• Russian: брава́да
• Spanish: bravata, bravuconada

Verb

bravado (bravados, present participle bravadoing; past and past participle bravadoed)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To swagger; to brag.

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