ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. The thing which is boasted of.
  2. (uncountable) Short for three card brag.
  3. Excellent; first-rate.
  4. (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.
  5. (archaic) Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
  6. (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

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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