Brag Definition

brăg
bragged, bragger, braggest, bragging, brags
verb
bragged, bragging, brags
To talk or write about oneself in a proud or self-impressed way.
American Heritage
To boast (about) in a showy way.
Webster's New World
To say (something about oneself) boastfully.
American Heritage

(intransitive) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, can do, or has done.

To brag of one's exploits, courage, or money.
Wiktionary
noun
brags
Anything boasted of; boast.
Webster's New World
Boastful talk or manner.
Webster's New World
A braggart.
Webster's New World
An old card game, much like poker.
Webster's New World
A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
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adjective
bragger, braggest
Exceptionally fine.
American Heritage
Spirited.
Webster's New World
Boastful.
Webster's New World
First-rate; excellent.
Webster's New World
(archaic) Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
A brag young fellow.
Wiktionary
adverb

(obsolete) Proudly; boastfully.

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Other Word Forms of Brag

Adjective

Base Form:
brag
Comparative:
bragger
Superlative:
braggest

Origin of Brag

  • Mid-14th c. Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of unknown origin. Possibly related to the early-14th c. Middle English adjective brag (“prideful, spirited”), probably from Celtic; or Old Norse bragr (“best, foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English braggen from brag ostentatious

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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