braggadocio

In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

But the most likely outcome is that people will brush these warnings aside and answer them with braggadocio of the type “America is not for sale.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

Oracle’s ups and downs reflect his unparalleled vision and singular skill set, as well as his braggadocio and blind spots.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025

This latest combination of vanity whining and braggadocio bombast was greeted from Congress, members of his staff, reporters and members of the general public with mostly wide, tired stares.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025

He had that particular kind of nerdy-boy swagger, that back-and-forth between braggadocio and wonder.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Elvie Ellis navigates “On the Deck of a Spanish Sailing Ship, 1492” with authority, then pivots from braggadocios to soul-baring as a budding basketball star with a dark past in “The Steam Train.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021

“I’m a jealous boy, really feel like John Lennon,” he sang in “All Girls Are the Same,” in a mopey voice that could veer from downcast mumble to braggadocios rap.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2019

He engages in rap’s braggadocios side, opens up to romantic stresses, touches the issue of being black and queer in 2015, juggling all that while still eagerly dropping Pokémon references.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2015

Don’t feel that only braggadocios apply for awards; if you’re an expert in your industry, you deserve to be recognized. 

From Forbes ● Feb. 13, 2013

Tartuffe is the father of the hypocrites; Orgon of the dupes; Thraso, of the braggadocios; Alceste of the ‘Manlys’; Davus and Syrus of the intriguing valets, the Scapins and Figaros. 

From An Essay on comedy and the uses of the comic spirit by Meredith, George