BOBADIL


Meaning of BOBADIL in English

ˈbäbəˌdil noun

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: after Captain Bobadil, a character in Every Man in His Humor by Ben Jonson died 1637 English dramatist

: braggart ; especially : a cowardly braggart

• bob·a·dil·ian | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dilēən adjective

• bob·a·dil·ish -lish adjective

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