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/ˈbɹæɡ/ · noun
A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification..
Caesar […] made not here his brag / Of "came", and "saw", and "overcame".
Beauty is Nature's brag.
You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf.
our mixed companies here, which, if they happen to rise above bragg and whist, infallibly stop short of every thing either pleasing or instructive
to brag of one’s exploits, courage, or money
Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, / Brags of his substance, not of ornament. / Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade
a woundy, brag young fellow
Seest how brag yond bullock beare […]his pricked eares?
Use brag when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Brag means A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification..
Common synonyms include boast, beat one's chest, bluster, tout.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Caesar […] made not here his brag / Of "came", and "saw", and "overcame".
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