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

He bragged about his “nice easy life” and told audience members that America is still the “hottest country.”

From Salon

Beijing happily bragged about this record of $1.2 trillion in annual trade profit.

From MarketWatch

I don’t want her to think I’m bragging.

From Literature

Is he bragging about his bravery on the battlefield?

From The Wall Street Journal

“I have not missed an issue in 32 years,” he brags.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• boast
• crow
• gloat