Definition
Empty or exaggerated boasting; vainglorious talk or behavior that claims importance or skill without substance or justification.
Etymology
Possibly from Italian 'bravaccio' (blustering) or a made-up name from Renaissance literature. The term became especially popular in English after its use in Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene' (1590) as a cowardly braggart character.
Kelly Says
Braggadocio as a literary character was pure genius—Spenser created a knight who boasted constantly but turned out to be a complete coward, and the name stuck to describe the whole concept of empty boasting forever!
Translations
DEDeutsch
Prahlerei
prah-lay-ray
ELΕλληνικά
υπερηφάνεια
yperifanei-a
ESEspañol
braggadocio
brah-gah-doh-thee-oh
FAفارسی
بزرگمنشی
bazar-e-man-she
FRFrançais
bravade
brah-vad
HUMagyar
büszkeség
bűsz-kes-eg
IDBahasa Indonesia
pamer
pa-mer
ITItaliano
arroganza
ar-ro-gan-tsa
KMKM
ការពិបាក
kar-pi-baak
MSBahasa Melayu
kebanggaan
ke-bang-gaan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
geprezen
geh-pre-zen
PLPolski
chwalenie się
hvalenie się
PTPortuguês
bravatismo
bra-va-tee-zmoh
RORomână
mândrie
man-dree
RUРусский
хвастовство
hvastovstvo
SWKiswahili
ujasi
oo-ja-si
TAதமிழ்
கருத்து
karuththu
THไทย
ความภาคภูมิใจ
khwam-phak-phoom-jai
TLTL
pagmamalaki
pa-gma-ma-la-ki
UKУкраїнська
хвальба
hval-ba
VITiếng Việt
kiêu căng
kếu-căng
ZUZU
ukubonga
oo-koo-bon-ga