braggart

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braggart

/ˈbɹæɡɑːt/ UK
/ˈbɹæɡɚt/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle French bragard (“bragging, flaunting, vain", also "a showy, arrogant individual”), from braguer (“to boast, brag”). No firm relation to English brag has been established.

noun braggarts · braggard

Someone who constantly brags or boasts. O I could play the woman with mine eyes, / And Braggart with my tongue.
Similar: bragger, blower, blowhard, blusterer, boaster, braggadocian, braggadocio, braggart, bully, cacafogo, cacafuego, cracker

adjective more braggart · most braggart

Characterized by boasting; boastful. O my fair Mistress, Truth! Shall I quit thee, / For huffing, braggart, puft Nobility?

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noun one who constantly brags or boasts

Español	fanfarria, fanfarrón, fantasma, baladrón, bravucón, matasiete
日本語	内弁慶 uchibenkei
中文	吹牛的 chuīniú de, 牛皮大王 niúpí dàwáng, 大炮 dàpào
Português	fanfarrão, gabarola
Français	bravache, fanfaron, fier-à-bras, hâbleur, matamore, rodomont
Deutsch	Angeber, Angeberin, Maulheld, Maulheldin
Italiano	fanfarone, ballista, ammazzasette
Ελληνικά	καυχηματίας kafchimatías, κομπαστής kompastís
Română	lăudăros, fanfaron
Русский	хвасту́н xvastún, хвасту́нья xvastúnʹja, фанфаро́н fanfarón, самохва́л samoxvál

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@misc{braggart_2026,
  title = {braggart},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/braggart},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}