brag

Definition

  • noun: a pompous or boastful statement
  • verb: to talk about yourself, your achievements, your family, etc., in a way that shows too much pride
  • verb: to talk boastfully
  • often + 'about'
  • synonyms: first-rate, boast, bluster

Examples

  • He 'bragged' that his daughter was the best student in her class.

  • “I don't mean to 'brag',” he said, “but I'm an excellent cook.”

  • They're always 'bragging about' their son's accomplishments.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) no-count white-trash Wilkerson... ...that used to be Mr. Gerald's overseer here. He's a regular Yankee now, and he was makin' a brag... ...that his carpetbagger friends done run the taxes way up sky-high on Tara. But how much more have we got to pay? I hear'd the tax man say $. Three hundred! (..)
    1939 Gone with the Wind