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[ noun ] a swaggering show of courage
Synonyms Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)They were disturbed by his idiotic bravado - as , when his bodyguard , Yankee_Schwartz , complained that he had been snubbed by Dave_Miller , a prize-fight referee , chieftain of a Jewish gang and one of four brothers of tough reputation , who were Hirschey , a gambler politician in loose beer running league with Torrio and O_'_Banion , Frank , a policeman , and Max , the youngest . (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)Among the boys , there is very little bravado about drinking . Related terms |
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