RODOMONTADE
braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontade
(noun) vain and empty boasting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
rodomontade (comparative more rodomontade, superlative most rodomontade)
Pretentiously boastful.
Noun
rodomontade (countable and uncountable, plural rodomontades)
Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
Verb
rodomontade (third-person singular simple present rodomontades, present participle rodomontading, simple past and past participle rodomontaded)
To boast, brag or bluster pretentiously.
Source: Wiktionary
Rod`o*mon*tade", n. Etym: [F., fr. It. rodomontana. See Rodomont, n.]
Definition: Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant. I could show that the rodomontades of Almanzor are neither so irrational nor impossible. Dryden.
Rod`o*mon*tade", v. i.
Definition: To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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