braggadocio

(brag′ə dōs̸hē ō′, -dōs̸hō)

noun pl. braggadocios

  1. a braggart
  2. vain, noisy boasting or bragging

Origin: coined by Edmund Spenser < brag + It ending

See braggadocio in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. brag·ga·do·ci·os
  1. A braggart.
  2. a. Empty or pretentious bragging.
    b. A swaggering, cocky manner.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of Braggadocchio, the personification of vainglory in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser

Origin: , from brag

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