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Origin of brag

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

synonym study for brag

1. See boast1.

OTHER WORDS FROM brag

Words nearby brag

brae, Braeburn, braeheid, Braemar, Braford, brag, Braga, Bragdon, Bragg, braggadocio, braggadocious
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Words related to brag

crow, gloat, boast, prate, exult, gasconade, grandstand, rodomontade, mouth, puff, swagger, bluster, shuck, vaunt, showboat, hotdog, jive, blow one's own horn

Example sentences from the Web for brag

British Dictionary definitions for brag

brag
/ (bræɡ) /

verb brags, bragging or bragged

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

noun

boastful talk or behaviour, or an instance of this
something boasted ofhis brag was his new car
a braggart; boaster
a card game: an old form of poker

Derived forms of brag

bragger, nounbragging, noun, adjectivebraggingly, adverb

Word Origin for brag

C13: of unknown origin
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