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noun, plural -does, -dos.
a pretentious, swaggering display of courage.
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Word Origin & History
bravado
1580s, from Fr. bravade "bragging, boasting," from It. bravata "bragging, boasting" (16c.), from bravare "brag, boast, be defiant," from bravo (see brave). Influenced in form by Sp. words ending in -ado.
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