braggadocio
Collocations
2ADJ.
pompous
BRAGGADOCIO + NOUN
stories
Definitions
noun
A braggart.
[…] the Gasconads of France, Rodomontads of Spain, Fanfaronads of Italy, and Bragadochio brags of all other countries, could no more astonish his invincible heart, then would the cheeping of a mouse a bear robbed of her whelps.
Having received an Inſult from Otho H. W. Luckett, for which he refuſed to make the Reparation demanded―I do declare him a Coward, a Bragadochio, and a Fellow, at whom the ☞ Finger of Contempt ſhould always be pointed.
Empty boasting.
He could not endure his airs as a man of fashion, and laughed heartily at his pompous braggadocio stories.
He’s also come to be known for his braggadocio about his net worth during his 2016 run.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — vain and empty boasting
- bluster
- rodomontade
- rhodomontade
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Idioms & Phrases
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3[…] the Gasconads of France, Rodomontads of Spain, Fanfaronads of Italy, and Bragadochio brags of all other countries, could no more astonish his invincible heart, then would the cheeping of a mouse a
WiktionaryHaving received an Inſult from Otho H. W. Luckett, for which he refuſed to make the Reparation demanded―I do declare him a Coward, a Bragadochio, and a Fellow, at whom the ☞ Finger of Contempt ſhould
WiktionaryHe could not endure his airs as a man of fashion, and laughed heartily at his pompous braggadocio stories.
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