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braggadocio

brag·ga·do·ci·o [ bràggə dṓssee , bràggə dṓshee , bràggə dṓshō ] (plural brag·ga·do·ci·os)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. overblown, empty boasting: empty boasting and swaggering self-aggrandizement

2. braggart: somebody who boasts in a swaggering self-aggrandizing way

[Late 16th century. Alteration of Braggadocchio, personification of boastfulness in Spenser'sFaerie Queene]
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