Braggadocio

Pronunciation

• Italianate IPA: /braÉ¡aˈdoːt͡ʃio/
• RP IPA: /ËŒbɹæ.ɡəˈdəʊ.t͡ʃɪ.əʊ/

Origin

After Braggadocchio, boastful character in Edmund Spenser's (1590), apparently a pseudo-Italian coinage.

Full definition of braggadocio

Noun

1. A braggart.
• 1652, Thomas Urquhart, The Works of Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty, Knight Chapter Εκσκυβαλαυρον (The Jewel), ... 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.
2. Empty boasting.

Synonyms

• (braggart) blowhard
• (empty boasting) big talk