bravado Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a swaggering show of courage
    bluster.

WordNet

Bra*va"do noun
Etymology
Sp. bravada, bravata, boast, brag: cf. F. bravade. See Brave.
Wordforms
plural Bravadoes
Definitions
  1. Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace.
    In spite of our host's bravado. Irving.

Webster 1913