braggadocio UK /ˌbɹæ.ɡəˈdəʊ.t͡ʃəʊ/US /ˌbɹæɡ.əˈdoʊ.ʃiˌoʊ/ noun2 •Empty boasting.He could not endure his airs as a man of fashion, and laughed heartily at his pompous braggadocio stories. — 1847 •A braggart.Shut thy trap, Braggadose. To whom art thou speaking? — 1895 formsbraggadocii · braggadocioes · braggadocios