Brăg'ga-dō'ci-o, n.

noun

(brag-ga-dō'shĭ-o), n. [From Braggadocchio, a boastful character in Spenser's Faery Queen.]

Sense 1. A braggart; a boaster. “A braggadocio captain.” Dryden.

Sense 2. Empty boasting; mere brag; pretension.