Braggadocio
Origin
Braggadochio, personification of boasting in Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser
Possibly derived from the Irish Gaelic word bréag, pronounced b'ríǒg, meaning a lie, an exaggeration, a deceit, a deception. Similarly, the noun "bragger" may be derived from the Gaelic word bréagóir, a liar, wheedler, deceiver or exaggerator. The phrasing in its current use of boasting or to embellish, could quite easliy be dated back to skadic verses, and particularlly the skaldic poet Bragi Boddason who used elaborate kennings to tell the deeds of gods. Over time and across dialects Bragi, simply drops the i to become brag.
Definitions
- 1: braggart
- 2:a empty boasting
- b : arrogant pretension : cockiness
Description
Boasting or bragging is the act of making an ostentatious speech. It is considered a vice by such major religious groups as Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been studied by such evolutionary psychologists and can involve magnifying an accomplishment out of proportion to its importance.
