noun
- Plural of braggadocio; people who boast excessively or make grandiose claims about their abilities or achievements.
- Plural of braggadocio; empty boasts or exaggerated claims made to impress others.
Usage: Often used to describe individuals who are arrogant or prone to self-aggrandizement.
Usage: Refers to the boastful speech or behavior itself rather than the person.
Examples
- The team's braggadocios about winning the championship rang hollow after their first-round loss.
- He dismissed his rivals' braggadocios as mere talk without substance.
- The braggadocios in the locker room were quickly humbled by their opponents.
- Her speech was full of braggadocios that nobody believed.
- The politician's braggadocios about his accomplishments didn't match the facts.
- Those braggadocios never back up their claims with real results.