braggy

American

[brag-ee] / ˈbræg i /

adjective

braggier, braggiest

given to or characterized by bragging.

Etymology

Origin of braggy

brag ( def. ) + -y ¹ ( def. )

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 • Feb. 9, 2025

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 • Nov. 13, 2022

I’d refer to my coolheadedness under pressure, without being braggy, of course.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2020

I envied girls with braggy dads who boasted of their daughter’s accuracy at the rifle range; girls with lenient dads, who let their the daughters fork tunnels through mess hall mashed potatoes.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2016

“Yeah. It is kind of braggy, isn’t it?”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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