Brag
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɹæɡ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Brag is a noun meaning A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
Meaning
A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
More Meanings
- The thing which is boasted of.
- (uncountable) Short for three card brag.
- Excellent; first-rate.
- (intransitive, often with of) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.
- (archaic) Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
- (obsolete) Proudly; boastfully.
Example Sentences
Beauty is Nature's brag.
a woundy, brag young fellow
to brag of one’s exploits, courage, or money
Seest how brag yond bullock beare […]his pricked eares?
Word Forms
- brags
- bragging
- bragged
- bragger
- braggest
Synonyms for brag
Depending on context, synonyms include boast, bluster, tout, swash, vaunt, crowing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vaunt, boast, gasconade, bluster, crowing, superior.
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