Thesaurus results for BRAGGADOCIO

braggadocio

noun

ˌbra-gə-ˈdō-sē-ˌō

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as in rhetoric

boastful speech or writing his braggadocio hid the fact that he felt personally inadequate

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as in braggart

someone who boasts the swaggering braggadocio is a stock figure of American folklore, with Davy Crockett and Mike Fink being prime examples

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Recent Examples on the Web The crowd in Milwaukee was chanting and hollering, but Trump’s voice was down several octaves from his familiar braggadocio. —

David Ignatius, Washington Post, 19 July 2024 The ad clearly descends from the Übermensch strain of tech-bro braggadocio that defined the halcyon days of the early 2010s, when apps like Yo were going to save the world. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 May 2024 The letter mingled braggadocio, grievance and therapeutic platitudes. —

Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024 Under questioning from psychiatrist Park Dietz, Bardo spoke with manic intensity and an unnerving streak of braggadocio. —

Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for braggadocio

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