brag

American  

[brag] / bræg /

verb (used without object)

bragged, bragging

1. to use boastful language; boast.

   He bragged endlessly about his high score.

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verb (used with object)

bragged, bragging

1. to boast of.

   He bragged that he had won.

   Antonyms:

   depreciate

noun

1. a boast or vaunt.

2. a thing to boast of.

3. a boaster.

4. an old English card game similar to poker.

adjective

1. Archaic. unusually fine; first-rate.

brag British  

/ bræɡ /

verb

1. to speak of (one's own achievements, possessions, etc) arrogantly and boastfully

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noun

1. boastful talk or behaviour, or an instance of this

2. something boasted of

   his brag was his new car

3. a braggart; boaster

4. a card game: an old form of poker

Related Words

See boast ¹.

Other Word Forms

• bragger noun
• bragging noun
• braggingly adverb
• bragless adjective
• outbrag verb (used with object)
• overbrag verb
• unbragging adjective

Etymology

Origin of brag

1350–1400; Middle English brag (noun) ostentation, arrogance, braggen (v.); of obscure origin

Example Sentences

The president often brags about the military and its lethality.

From The Wall Street Journal

Senior employees of Live Nation bragged about their ability other wring money out of ticket-buying customers, saying they were “robbing them blind.”

From Salon

This detail marks Scotty as probably the first man in American history who failed to brag to his girlfriend about his best friend being in the National Football League.

From The Wall Street Journal

On March 2, 2026, after bragging about the awe-inspiring lethality of U.S.

From Salon

Friends will brag about wins and how much money they are supposedly making.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• boast
• crow
• gloat