"Bobadil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Bobadils [plural]
Etymology: Name of such a character in Ben Jonson's 1598 play Every Man in his Humour. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bobadil (plural Bobadils)
  1. A swaggering boaster. Synonyms: Bobadill Derived forms: Bobadilian, Bobadilish, Bobadilism

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