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Braggart

//ˈbɹæɡɑːt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Characterized by boasting; boastful.
"O my fair Mistress, Truth! Shall I quit thee, / For huffing, braggart, puft Nobility?"

Adjective

1
exhibiting self-importance wordnet

Noun

1
Someone who constantly brags or boasts.
"O I could play the woman with mine eyes, / And Braggart with my tongue."
2
a very boastful and talkative person wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French bragard (“bragging, flaunting, vain", also "a showy, arrogant individual”), from braguer (“to boast, brag”). No firm relation to English brag has been established.

Etymology 2

From Middle French bragard (“bragging, flaunting, vain", also "a showy, arrogant individual”), from braguer (“to boast, brag”). No firm relation to English brag has been established.

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