..:: bravado ::..

Main Entry: bra·va·do

Pronunciation: \brə-ˈvä-(ˌ)dō\

Middle French bravade & Old Spanish bravata, from Old Italian bravata, from bravare to challenge, show off, from bravo

Date: circa 1580

1 a: blustering swaggering conduct b: a pretense of bravery
2: the quality or state of being foolhardy