MEANING
Showy boasting or exaggerated claims intended to impress others.
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- empty braggadocio
- youthful braggadocio
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Empty braggadocio filled the tavern until the veteran arrived.
His youthful braggadocio faltered at the sight of the actual bridge.
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Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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