Definition of bravado Bravado

/bɹʌvɑˈdow/ - [bruvadow] - bra•va•do

We found 6 definitions of bravado from 5 different sources.

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What does bravado mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: bravadoes

bravado - a swaggering show of courage
  bluster
  fanfare, ostentation, flash pretentious or showy or vulgar display
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bravado (n.)
    Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • bravado
    brav-ā′do, or brav-ä′do, n. a display of bravery: a boastful threat: a swaggerer:—pl. Bravā′does.—v.i. to play the bravado. [Sp. bravada. See Brave.]

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