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brag.

A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɹæɡ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/bɹaɡ/British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard/bɾaɡ/Scotland, Wales/bɹæːɡ/Australia

  1. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.

    countable · uncountable

  2. The thing which is boasted of.

    countable · uncountable

  3. Short for three card brag.

    abbreviation · alt-of · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).

verb/bɹæɡ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/bɹaɡ/British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard/bɾaɡ/Scotland, Wales/bɹæːɡ/Australia

  1. To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.

    intransitive · often · with-of
    to brag of one’s exploits, courage, or money

  2. To act in an arrogant or boastful manner.

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).

adj/bɹæɡ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/bɹaɡ/British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard/bɾaɡ/Scotland, Wales/bɹæːɡ/Australia

  1. Excellent; first-rate.

  2. Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).

adv/bɹæɡ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/bɹaɡ/British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard/bɾaɡ/Scotland, Wales/bɹæːɡ/Australia

  1. Proudly; boastfully.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).

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