Boastful or inflated talk or behavior; extravagant bragging.
From Rodomonte, a boastful Saracen king in Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso' (1516). A literary character so arrogant his name became the word for bragging itself.
A FICTIONAL character was so boastful his name became a WORD for boasting! Rodomonte from a 1516 Italian epic poem! When someone brags extravagantly, they're performing rodomontade! Literature shapes language! 📖💪
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