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chest-beating

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Noun

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chest-beating (uncountable)

  1. Boastful belligerence.
    Synonym: chest-thumping
    • 1977 December 17, Andrew R. Weiss, “Kudos For Cagan”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 24, page 4:
      It is very rare to find good, personal analysis of events that does not degenerate into chest-beating, pettiness, pomposity, or political doggeral [sic].
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Adjective

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chest-beating (not comparable)

  1. Boastfully belligerent.

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