rodomontade

[ rod-uh-mon-teyd, -tahd, -muhn-, roh-duh- ]

noun

1. vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk.

adjective

1. bragging.

verb (used without object)

, rod·o·mon·tad·ed, rod·o·mon·tad·ing.

1. to boast; brag; talk big.

rodomontade

/ -ˈtɑːd; ˌrɒdəmɒnˈteɪd /

noun

1. 1. boastful words or behaviour; bragging
   2. ( as modifier )

      rodomontade behaviour

verb

1. intr to boast, bluster, or rant

Word History and Origins

Origin of rodomontade¹

First recorded in 1605–15; from Middle French, from Italian Rodomonte, the boastful king of Algiers in Orlando Innamorato and Orlando Furioso + Middle French -ade -ade ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of rodomontade¹

C17: from French, from Italian rodomonte a boaster, from Rodomonte the name of a braggart king of Algiers in epic poems by Boiardo and Ariosto

Example Sentences

His love of words has become something of a national fascination — he drops “farrago” and “rodomontade” on Twitter, sending followers scurrying for their dictionaries.

From New York Times

The rodomontade was, Laurel saw, a gag, but the essence of its truth was soon realized.

From The New Yorker

What eristic discipline they brought to their sciolistic quibbles, though prone to occasional bursts of rodomontade!

From Washington Post

They wrestled the Americans toward the shed door affectionately, filling the night with manly blather and brotherly rodomontades.

From Literature

She felt that this was not mere rodomontade, but that the man was perfectly capable of doing as he had said.

From Project Gutenberg