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Noun: bravado (bravados,bravadoes)  bru'vaa-dow
  1. A swaggering show of courage
    "His bravado in the face of danger impressed his comrades";
    - bluster

Derived forms: bravadoes, bravados

Type of: fanfare, flash, ostentation

Encyclopedia: Bravado