brag

[ brag ]

verb (used without object)

, bragged, brag·ging.

1. to use boastful language; boast:

   He bragged endlessly about his high score.

verb (used with object)

, bragged, brag·ging.

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

Derived Forms

• ˈbragging, nounadjective
• ˈbragger, noun
• ˈbraggingly, adverb

Other Words From

• bragging·ly adverb
• bragless adjective
• outbrag verb (used with object) outbragged outbragging
• over·brag verb overbragged overbragging
• un·bragging adjective

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

What Trump did was to brag constantly, and the media ate it up, producing the illusion of much better performance than actually occurred.

From Salon

They needed each other That’s why Bruno would call George after every heist — not to brag, but to be like, “Here’s the life you could have had.”

From Salon

Not to brag, but—I was totally right!

From Slate

Sometimes the influencers revisit the civil war - who won, what happened - and insult their ancestors and even brag about having killed rivals.

From BBC

“Donald Trump is responsible for the end of Roe v. Wade and continues to brag about it, saying that abortion bans are a ‘beautiful thing,’” said Mini Timmaraju, president and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All.

From Salon

Related Words

• boast
• crow
• gloat