bravado
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
French bravade (“bragging or boasting”). Which comes from Italian bravata, from verb bravare (“brag, boast”), from bravo.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɑːdəʊ
Noun [edit]
bravado (plural bravados or bravadoes)
- A swaggering show of defiance or courage.
- The angry customer stood in the middle of the showroom and voiced his complaints with loud bravado.
- A false show of courage.
Translations [edit]
a show of defiance or courage
a false show of courage
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