1. braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontade -- (vain and empty boasting)
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"Pistols, then, at eight o'clock, in the Bois de Vincennes," said Beauchamp, quite disconcerted, not knowing if he was dealing with an arrogant braggadocio or a supernatural being. - from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Pere