braggadocio

Noun

braggadocio (countable and uncountable, plural braggadocios or (archaic) braggadocioes or (rare) braggadocii)

1. A braggart.
   • […] 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.1652, Thomas Urquhart, “Εκσκυβαλαυρον (The Jewel)”, in The Works of Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty, Knight, Edinburgh: Thomas Maitland Dundrennan, published 1834, →ISBN, page 217
   • 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.1803 September 27, William Chapman, “To The Public”, in The Hornet (Frederick, Maryland)

   Synonyms:

   blowhard, blower, blusterer, boaster, braggadocian, braggart, bragger, bully, cacafogo, cacafuego

2. Empty boasting.
   • He could not endure his airs as a man of fashion, and laughed heartily at his pompous braggadocio stories.1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 6, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
   • He’s also come to be known for his braggadocio about his net worth during his 2016 run.2015 August 27, Michael Signer, “What Happens When Donald Trump Stirs Up 'Passionate' Supporters”, in The Atlantic

   Synonyms:

   big talk