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braggadocio

Main Entry:: brag·ga·do·cio
Pronunciation:: \ˌbra-gə-ˈdō-sē-ˌō, -shē-, -chē-, -(ˌ)shō, -(ˌ)chō\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural brag·ga·do·cios
Etymology:: Braggadochio, personification of boasting in Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser
Date:: 1594

1: braggart2 a: empty boasting b: arrogant pretension : cockiness

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