Chest-beating

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Boastful belligerence. uncountable

    "It is very rare to find good, personal analysis of events that does not degenerate into chest-beating, pettiness, pomposity, or political doggeral ^([sic])."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Boastfully belligerent. not-comparable

Synonyms

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breast-beatingchest-thumping

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"It is very rare to find good, personal analysis of events that does not degenerate into chest-beating, pettiness, pomposity, or political doggeral ^([sic])."

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