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Applause weaponized into a word, so you don't have to clap like a seal.
means An exclamation of approval shouted at someone who's done something impressively well.
from Borrowed straight from Italian 'bravo,' meaning 'brave' or 'skillful,' where opera audiences first hollered it at singers who nailed the aria. Italian got it from the same Latin/Romance territory that gives us 'brave' — though curiously the word also once meant 'a hired thug or assassin' in Italian, a much darker sense that English quietly left at the door.
- origin
- Italian for brave, not just loud
- nato alphabet
- B is bravo, never boring
- etymology twist
- once meant ruffian or hired assassin
- usage rule
- shout it, never whisper it