bravado

Plural: bravadoes, bravados

Noun

a swaggering show of courage
A swaggering show of defiance or courage.
A superficial show of courage.
A swaggerer; a braggart.

Verb

To swagger; to brag.

Examples

"The angry customer stood in the middle of the showroom and voiced his complaints with loud bravado."

Origin / Etymology

From French bravade (“bragging or boasting”), from Italian bravata, from verb bravare (“brag, boast”), from bravo.

Synonyms

bluster

Scrabble Score: 13

bravado is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bravado is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 15

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