outbrag
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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Outbrag
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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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