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Synonyms of braggadocio
- his braggadocio hid the fact that he felt personally inadequate
Synonyms for braggadocio
- bluster,
- bombast,
- brag,
- bull
- [slang],
- cockalorum,
- fanfaronade,
- gas,
- gasconade,
- grandiloquence,
- hot air,
- magniloquence,
- rant,
- rodomontade
- (also rhodomontade)
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- the swaggering braggadocio is a stock figure of American folklore, with Davy Crockett and Mike Fink being prime examples
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“Braggadocio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braggadocio. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of braggadocio was in 1594
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