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- [brag-uh-doh-shee-oh]
- /ˌbræg əˈdoʊ ʃiˌoʊ/
- /ˌbræ.ɡəˈdo.ʃi.ˌəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brag-uh-doh-shee-oh]
- /ˌbræg əˈdoʊ ʃiˌoʊ/
Definitions of braggadocio word
- noun braggadocio vain empty boasting 3
- noun braggadocio a person who boasts; braggart 3
- noun braggadocio a braggart 3
- noun braggadocio vain, noisy boasting or bragging 3
- noun plural braggadocio empty boasting; bragging. 1
- noun plural braggadocio a boasting person; braggart. 1
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Parts of speech for Braggadocio
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
braggadocio popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for braggadocio
noun braggadocio
- windbag — Informal. an empty, voluble, pretentious talker.
- boaster — a chisel for boasting stone.
- blowhard — If you describe someone as a blowhard, you mean that they express their opinions very forcefully, and usually in a boastful way.
- brag — If you brag, you say in a very proud way that you have something or have done something.
- bragger — a person who brags.
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