Braggadocio
noun
Too much talking about one's own abilities or achievements.
His boastful braggadocio is starting to annoy everyone in the office.
Often appears as...
- delivers a braggadocio
- full of braggadocio
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
noun
Too much talking about one's own abilities or achievements.
His boastful braggadocio is starting to annoy everyone in the office.
Often appears as...
- delivers a braggadocio
- full of braggadocio
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Braggadocio implies arrogance and can be seen negatively by others.
His braggadocio made him few friends.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Context
Use 'braggadocio' to describe someone's behavior in social situations, often to criticize.
At parties, Mark's braggadocio becomes quite evident.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotionally Charged
'Braggadocio' can provoke irritation or admiration, depending on the audience's perception.
Despite her braggadocio, some admired her confidence.
Compare with
blusterbombastexaggerateflauntgrandiloquenceostentationswaggervaunted
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
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Tom Tancredo
American Politician
Muhammad Ali was unquestionably one of the greatest boxers of the 20th century and a sincere advocate for his religious beliefs. In his life, he defeated the best professional boxers of his era, some of them more than once, which meant he was easily forgiven the excesses of his ringside braggadocio.
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Elvis Mitchell
American Critic
Ali was the African-American who exulted in saying exactly what he was capable of, and the bouncing-boy braggadocio of hip-hop is impossible to imagine without him. So it makes sense that one of his spiritual children, the sunny-dispositioned rapper turned actor Will Smith, would play him.
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John Shimkus
American Politician
Saddam Hussein played a terrible game of trying to deceive the world that he had weapons of mass destruction. Everyone bought it. The United States called him on his braggadocio, and we are all paying for the results - especially the American taxpayer.
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Aesop Rock
American Musician
I love the playfulness and braggadocio that accompanies a ton of rap music - that's basically what makes up the foundation for most rappers. But there is nothing 'weirder' to me than someone who has never doubted themselves.
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Hal Needham
American Director
There ain't a director in town who knows action better than I do. That's not just braggadocio on my part. I've been in the business for 25 years, and I ought to know it by now.
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The Weeknd
Canadian Musician
The vibe on 'Starboy' comes from that hip-hop culture of braggadocio, from Wu-Tang and 50 Cent, the kind of music I listened to as a kid.
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Cody Rhodes
American Wrestler
If you're a foolhardy, braggadocio male figure who wants to charge forward in every fight, it has its pros and its cons, that's for sure.
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Michael Capuano
American Politician
I think Mr. Trump would have benefitted from growing up in my neighborhood. He would have learned the limits of his braggadocio.
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Two Chainz
American Musician
Hip-hop deals with bragging and braggadocio, being boastful. It's always been about who's got the most money.
Quote examples
W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
Quote examples
Tom Tancredo
American Politician
Muhammad Ali was unquestionably one of the greatest boxers of the 20th century and a sincere advocate for his religious beliefs. In his life, he defeated the best professional boxers of his era, some of them more than once, which meant he was easily forgiven the excesses of his ringside braggadocio.
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Elvis Mitchell
American Critic
Ali was the African-American who exulted in saying exactly what he was capable of, and the bouncing-boy braggadocio of hip-hop is impossible to imagine without him. So it makes sense that one of his spiritual children, the sunny-dispositioned rapper turned actor Will Smith, would play him.
Quote examples
John Shimkus
American Politician
Saddam Hussein played a terrible game of trying to deceive the world that he had weapons of mass destruction. Everyone bought it. The United States called him on his braggadocio, and we are all paying for the results - especially the American taxpayer.
Quote examples
Aesop Rock
American Musician
I love the playfulness and braggadocio that accompanies a ton of rap music - that's basically what makes up the foundation for most rappers. But there is nothing 'weirder' to me than someone who has never doubted themselves.
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Hal Needham
American Director
There ain't a director in town who knows action better than I do. That's not just braggadocio on my part. I've been in the business for 25 years, and I ought to know it by now.
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The Weeknd
Canadian Musician
The vibe on 'Starboy' comes from that hip-hop culture of braggadocio, from Wu-Tang and 50 Cent, the kind of music I listened to as a kid.
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Cody Rhodes
American Wrestler
If you're a foolhardy, braggadocio male figure who wants to charge forward in every fight, it has its pros and its cons, that's for sure.
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Michael Capuano
American Politician
I think Mr. Trump would have benefitted from growing up in my neighborhood. He would have learned the limits of his braggadocio.
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Two Chainz
American Musician
Hip-hop deals with bragging and braggadocio, being boastful. It's always been about who's got the most money.
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