[…] the Gasconads of France, Rodomontads of Spain, Fanfaronads of Italy, and Bragadochio brags of all other countries, could no more astonish his invincible heart, then would the cheeping of a mouse a bear robbed of her whelps.
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Braggadocio
//bɹaɡaˈdoːt͡ʃo//
Synonyms for "braggadocio" (44 found)
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14 translations across 7 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ἀλαζονία noun (empty boasting)
- ἀλαζονεία noun (empty boasting)
Bulgarian
1 entries- самохвалство noun (empty boasting)
French
1 entries- fanfaronnade noun (empty boasting)
German
2 entries- Angeberei noun (empty boasting)
- Großspurigkeit noun (empty boasting)
Italian
2 entries- fanfaronata noun (empty boasting)
- smargiassata noun (empty boasting)
Polish
3 entries- bufonada noun (empty boasting)
- bufoneria noun (empty boasting)
- samochwalstwo noun (empty boasting)
Russian
3 entries- бахва́льство noun (empty boasting)
- понты́ noun (empty boasting)
- хвастовство́ noun (empty boasting)
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Having received an Inſult from Otho H. W. Luckett, for which he refuſed to make the Reparation demanded―I do declare him a Coward, a Bragadochio, and a Fellow, at whom the ☞ Finger of Contempt ſhould always be pointed.
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He could not endure his airs as a man of fashion, and laughed heartily at his pompous braggadocio stories.
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He’s also come to be known for his braggadocio about his net worth during his 2016 run.
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