bravo

[bra·vo]

A cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance

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A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.

Noun
a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance

Noun
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"

Verb
applaud with shouts of `bravo'' or `brava''


a.
A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.

interj.
Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.


Bravo

Bra"vo , n.; pl. Bravoes . [I. See Brave, a.] A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.
Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey. And stab, like bravoes, all who come this way.

Bravo

Bra"vo , interj. [It. See Brave.] Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.

A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.

Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.

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Usage Examples

I didn't want to come up with some generic Johnny Bravo type name. I'm not that cool, so I might as well stick with my birth name.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

In Rio Bravo when Duke makes love to Feathers, the scene dissolves to the next morning where we see him putting on his vest and almost humming. It was subtle, but you knew what happened. Give me a towel and some blankets any day!

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.

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