BRAGGADOCIO Definition & Meaning

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braggadocio

[ brag-uh-doh-shee-oh ]

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noun

plural braggadocios.

empty boasting; bragging.
a boasting person; braggart.

braggadocio

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noun

vain empty boasting
a person who boasts; braggart

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of braggadocio¹

After Braggadocchio, boastful character in Spenser's Faerie Queene (1590), apparently a pseudo-Italian coinage based on brag

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of braggadocio¹

C16: from Braggadocchio , name of a boastful character in Spenser's Faerie Queene ; probably from braggart + Italian -occhio (augmentative suffix)

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Embracing full mafia braggadocio, Trump tried to extort Zelenskyy for the second time, demanding payment for past protection, and brought in the media to watch.

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What this shows is that for all of the GOP's swaggering braggadocio about their alleged landslide, Trump's win was razor thin in Congress, indicating once more that he has no coattails.

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Trump’s speaking style, she said, has always been defined by braggadocio and exaggeration, but, these days, he is making more comments that are outright bizarre.

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His bombast and braggadocio betray a subtle flinch.

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The letter mingled braggadocio, grievance and therapeutic platitudes.

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