BRAVADO

bravado, bluster

(noun) a swaggering show of courage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bravado (countable and uncountable, plural bravados or bravadoes)

A swaggering show of defiance or courage.

A false show of courage.

(obsolete) A swaggerer; a braggart.

Verb

bravado (third-person singular simple present bravados, present participle bravadoing, simple past and past participle bravadoed)

(obsolete, intransitive) To swagger; to brag.

Source: Wiktionary


Bra*va"do, n., pl. Bravadoes. Etym: [Sp. bravada, bravata, boast, brag: cf. F. bravade. See Brave.]

Definition: Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace. In spite of our host's bravado. Irving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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