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braggart

English

Etymology

From French bragard (bragging, flaunting, vain", also "a showy, arrogant individual), from Middle French braguer (to boast, brag). No firm relation to English brag has been established.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?æ???t/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?b?æ??t/
  • Hyphenation: brag?gart

Noun

braggart (plural braggarts)

  1. Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.]

Synonyms

  • braggard
  • bragger
  • See also Thesaurus:braggart

Related terms

  • brag
  • bragging (noun)
  • braggingly

Translations

Adjective

braggart (comparative more braggart, superlative most braggart)

  1. Characterized by boasting; boastful.

Translations

References

Further reading

  • boasting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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cacafuego

English

Alternative forms

  • cacafogo

Etymology

From Spanish. From the nickname of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, meaning "fire-shitter". See caca, fuego.

Noun

cacafuego (plural cacafuegos)

  1. A spitfire.
  2. A braggart.

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