chest-beating

English

Noun

chest-beating (uncountable)

1. Boastful belligerence.
   • 1977 December 17, Andrew R. Weiss, “Kudos For Cagan”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 24, page 4:

     It is very rare to find good, personal analysis of events that does not degenerate into chest-beating, pettiness, pomposity, or political doggeral ^[sic].

   Synonym: chest-thumping

Adjective

chest-beating (not comparable)

1. Boastfully belligerent.

Further reading

• “chest-beating”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.