braggadocio
noun
, -shē-, -chē-, -(ˌ)shō, -(ˌ)chō\
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Synonyms
bluster, bombast, brag, bull [slang], cockalorum, fanfaronade, gas, gasconade, grandiloquence, hot air, magniloquence, rant, rodomontade (also rhodomontade)
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Biden’s tough-guy braggadocio was apparently no slip. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The Dangerous Invective against Trump," 1 Aug. 2019 Picasso, at least for a time, renounced Cubism’s shape-shifting kaleidoscope in favor of the braggadocio of Neoclassicism. — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, "A Master of Mute Forms," 7 Mar. 2019 Once in a while, Drake likes to get deep into his braggadocio pocket. — Bianca Gracie, Billboard, "The 15 Greatest Drake-Isms That Have Shaped Pop Culture, Ranked," 11 Apr. 2018 Yiannopoulos openly concedes that his desperate financial situation — and that’s what this is, braggadocio aside — is the result of the concerted campaign against him by his opponents. — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, "Milo Yiannopoulos’s collapse shows that no-platforming can work," 5 Dec. 2018 Sensitivity and seduction replaced machismo and braggadocio. — Marc Myers, WSJ, "Barry White’s Music of Love," 11 Oct. 2018 Some companies are brushing off the import tax with characteristic tech-bubble braggadocio. — Alex Orlando, The Verge, "Trump’s trade war is coming for cheap scooters and the startups that love them," 17 Aug. 2018 Her self-effacing demeanor -- still sweet, still barely audible -- defies even a hint of braggadocio, in spite of the achievements that have earned her the Icon Award at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs): No. — David Ritz, Billboard, "Janet Jackson Goes Deep on Her Early Challenges, Upcoming Music & the Joy of Motherhood," 17 May 2018 Decades before the braggadocio of boxers like Ali and Joe Frazier became commonplace, Johnson lived a flamboyant lifestyle with an outsized personality to boot — at a time when blacks in America were treated like second-class citizens. — Nick Powell, San Antonio Express-News, "Galveston native Jack Johnson gets long-awaited presidential pardon," 25 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'braggadocio.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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braggadocio
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