brag
verb
[ braɡ ]
• say something in a boastful manner.
• "he bragged that he was sure of victory"
Similar:
boast,
crow,
show off,
swagger,
swank,
bluster,
gloat,
blow one's own trumpet,
sing one's own praises,
congratulate oneself,
pat oneself on the back,
preen oneself,
give oneself airs,
talk big,
blow hard,
lay it on thick,
shoot one's mouth off,
speak for Buncombe,
skite,
big-note oneself,
vaunt,
roister,
hyperbolize,
rodomontade,
gasconade,
brag
noun
• a gambling card game which is a simplified form of poker.
• "games of pontoon, brag, and poker"
• a boastful statement.
• "he was not the kind of man to make a brag"
brag
adjective
• excellent; first-rate.
• "that was my brag heifer"
Origin:
Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘boastful’): of unknown origin (French braguer is recorded only later).
