brag

[brag]

verb (used without object)

bragged, bragging 

1. to use boastful language; boast.

   He bragged endlessly about his high score.

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

/ bræɡ /

verb

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

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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of brag¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of brag¹

C13: of unknown origin

Synonym Study

See boast ¹.

Example Sentences

Companies often brag about “returning capital” to their shareholders when they repurchase stock.

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Companies often brag about “returning capital” to their shareholders when they repurchase stock.

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“I made this video to show what the rivalry is really about — the history, the passion, the bragging rights,” Dooley told The Times.

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Talya is hoping to earn some bragging rights from big brother and add her own ring.

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A gift from the tsar was something to brag about, and heaven knows Madame Babushkinov liked to brag about her dacha.

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Related Words

• boast 
• crow 
• gloat