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bravado definition

bra·vado (brə vä′dō)

noun

pretended courage or defiant confidence when one is really afraid

Etymology: altered < Sp bravada < bravo, brave

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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