bravado \bruh-VAH-doh\, noun;
plural bravados or bravadoes \bruh-VAH-dohz\:
A real or pretended show of courage or boldness.
While the popular mood in Belgrade remains defiant, unease beneath the bravado is growing.-- "No end in sight", The Economist, April 15, 1999
His guerrilla operations, near Kabul, were known for their bravado and a level of organization unusual among the rather haphazard mujahedeen.-- Lisa Schiffren, "Remembering Abdul Haq: The Taliban executes an Afghan patriot", The Weekly Standard, November 12, 2001
The company's culture of swashbuckling bravado encouraged risk taking without accountability.-- Ram Charan and Jerry Useem, "Why Companies Fail", Fortune, May 27, 2002
His mom was a nurse, incredulous at his bravado. "Why would anybody want to go to war?" she asked.-- Mark Bowden, Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
The students often compared public schools to prisons, with fear in their voices mixing with bravado.-- Alissa Quart, "Classroom Consciousness", The Nation, June 10, 2002
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