English Explanatory Dictionary

brag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
  2. The thing which is boasted of.
  3. Short for three card brag.
verb
  1. To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.
adj
  1. Excellent; first-rate.
  2. Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
adv
  1. Proudly; boastfully.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹæɡ/ [ˈbɹʷæɡ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-brag.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brag.wav /ˈbɹeɪ̯ɡ/ [ˈbɹʷeɪ̯ɡ]

Word forms

brag brags bragging bragged bragger braggest more brag most brag

Etymology

From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).

Synonyms

boast beat one's chest

Related words

bragging rights

Derived words

brag book bragless brag sheet bragability bragfest braggable braggard braggart braggatory braggery braggie braggish braggy bragworthy humblebrag not to brag outbrag
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