proper nounBombŏmăchĭdesBOMBOMACHIDES☆ KeepMeaninga name formed in ridicule of a boasting soldierLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879BOMBOMACHIDESLEWIS & SHORTBOMBOMACHIDESBombŏmăchĭdes (or Bumb-, Ritschl), ae, m., I. a name formed in ridicule of a boasting soldier, from bombus = βόμβος and μάχομαι, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 14.Read the whole entry