verb (used without object)
1.
to use boastful language; boast: He bragged endlessly about his high score.
verb (used with object)
2.
to boast of: He bragged that he had won.
noun
3.
a boast or vaunt.
4.
a thing to boast of.
5.
a boaster.
6.
an old English card game similar to poker.
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adjective
7.
Archaic. unusually fine; first-rate.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English brag (noun) ostentation, arrogance, braggen (v.); of obscure origin
1350–1400; Middle English brag (noun) ostentation, arrogance, braggen (v.); of obscure origin
Related forms
brag·ging·ly, adverb
brag·less, adjective
out·brag, verb (used with object), out·bragged, out·brag·ging.
o·ver·brag, verb, o·ver·bragged, o·ver·brag·ging.
un·brag·ging, adjective
Antonyms
2. depreciate.
2. depreciate.
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brag (bræɡ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , brags, bragging, bragged | |
| 1. | to speak of (one's own achievements, possessions, etc) arrogantly and boastfully |
| —n | |
| 2. | boastful talk or behaviour, or an instance of this |
| 3. | something boasted of: his brag was his new car |
| 4. | a braggart; boaster |
| 5. | a card game: an old form of poker |
| [C13: of unknown origin] | |
| 'bragger | |
| —n | |
| 'bragging | |
| —n, —adj | |
| 'braggingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
brag
mid-14c., braggen, origin obscure, perhaps related to bray of a trumpet. Other sources suggest O.N. bragr "the best, the toast (of anything)," also "poetry."
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Example sentences
She says that celebrities will brag to each other about how little they pay their nannies.
They will brag about such acts, but they are simply a cost of doing business, not an instance of corporate altruism.
People will give up some income if they can brag to others about where they work.
He's the sort to invite everyone over so he can brag about his new satellite dish or his array of spatulas and tongs.
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