| 单词 | braggadocio |
| 释义 | braggadocio (once / 17511 pages) n Braggadocio means not only bragging, but bragging about something that’s not true. When your friend boasts of a private yacht, ten personal servants and nightly caviar dinners, that’s braggadocio, unless he happens to live on the French Riviera. Braggadocio comes from the word brag, but saves you the trouble of calling someone's bragging a lie by giving you one word that does both. You might say that the new guy at work who keeps telling stories about his heroic genius for fixing any computer is full of braggadocio––since when you asked him for help with yours he had no idea what to do. WORD FAMILYbraggadocio: braggadocios USAGE EXAMPLESWhat they settled for, by and large, was an aggressive brand of aimless braggadocio. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) It was as if it was a surprise to find Young Thug reverting to the egotistical, misogynistic braggadocio present in his entire discography. The Guardian(Dec 13, 2016) “Yes, there are still braggadocio lyrics and attitudes but I would say hip-hop has made great strides.” The Guardian(Nov 25, 2016) n vain and empty boasting Syn|Hyper bluster, rhodomontade, rodomontade boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise speaking of yourself in superlatives |
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