braggy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of braggy
Example Sentences
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Written atop a picture of her giving the peace sign in her track gear, it was typical teenage venting: a bit braggy, a bit crude, projecting a sassy confidence that wasn’t truly there.
From Los Angeles Times
This strikes me as braggy and pretentious; do we really need to know her résumé for the purpose of making brunch plans?
From Washington Post
Chadwick recalled one in which his date pounded Long Island iced teas, and turned braggy as she became “grotesquely drunk.”
From Washington Post
Dear Amy: I was interested in the question from “Estranged Sibling,” wondering about sending a braggy Christmas letter to an estranged brother.
From Washington Post
But your joke is braggy and was old before you wrote it.
From New York Times
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