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rodomontade
noun ro·do·mon·tade \ˌrä-də-mən-ˈtād, ˌrō-, -ˈtäd\
Definition of RODOMONTADE
1
: a bragging speech
2
: vain boasting or bluster : rant
Variants of RODOMONTADE
ro·do·mon·tade also rho·do·mon·tade \ˌrä-də-mən-ˈtād, ˌrō-, -ˈtäd\
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Origin of RODOMONTADE
French, from Middle French, from rodomont blusterer, from Italian Rodomonte, character in Orlando Innamorato by Matteo M. Boiardo
First Known Use: 1612
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- Synonyms
- bluster, brag, braggadocio, bull [slang], cockalorum, fanfaronade, gas, gasconade, grandiloquence, hot air, magniloquence, rant, bombast (also rhodomontade)
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