braggadocio
121bravado — /breuh vah doh/, n., pl. bravadoes, bravados. a pretentious, swaggering display of courage. [1575 85; < Sp bravada (now bravata < It), equiv. to brav(o) BRAVE + ada ADE1] Syn. brag, bluster, bombast, braggadocio. See courage. * * * …
122Chicago — Chicagoan, n. /shi kah goh, kaw /, n. a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan: second largest city in the U.S. 3,005,072. * * * I City (pop., 2000: 2,896,016), northeastern Illinois, U.S. Located on Lake Michigan and the Chicago River, Chicago… …
123crack — crackable, adj. crackless, adj. /krak/, v.i. 1. to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable. 2. to break with a sudden, sharp sound: The branch cracked under the… …
124Falstaffian — /fawl staf ee euhn/, adj. of, pertaining to, or having the qualities of Falstaff, esp. his robust, bawdy humor, good natured rascality, and brazen braggadocio: Falstaffian wit. [1800 10; FALSTAFF + IAN] * * * …
125music video — a commercial videotape featuring a performance of a popular song, often through a stylized dramatization by the performers with lip synching and special effects. Also called video, video record. * * * promotional film for popular music,… …
126tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society …
127bluff — 1. noun /blʌf/ a) An act of bluffing; an expression of self confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff. Johns bet was a bluff, he bet without even so much as a pair. b) An attempt to represent… …
128braggart — noun someone who boasts. Syn: braggadocio, bragger, boaster, swagger, swaggerer See Also: brag …
