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braggadocios

UK/ˌbɹæɡəˈdəʊt͡ʃɪəʊz/

braggadocios is the plural of braggadocio.

Meaning of 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
  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
    Synonyms:
    big talk

Questions about braggadocios

What is braggadocios the plural of?
Braggadocios is the plural of braggadocio.
How do you pronounce braggadocios?
Braggadocios is pronounced /ˌbɹæɡəˈdəʊt͡ʃɪəʊz/ (UK).

Words near braggadocios in the dictionary

  1. braggadocians
  2. braggadocias
  3. braggadocii
  4. braggadocio
  5. braggadocioes
  6. braggadocios
  7. braggadocious
  8. braggard
  9. braggardism
  10. braggardisms
  11. braggardly

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