brag

¹brag

noun \ˈbrag\

Definition of BRAG

1

: a pompous or boastful statement

2

: arrogant talk or manner : cockiness

3

: braggart

Examples of BRAG

1. <for all his brag about diving, he actually does very little>
2. <he's an irritating brag whose sense of selfhood is defined by what he owns>

Origin of BRAG

Middle English

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to BRAG

Synonyms: bluster, bombast, braggadocio, bull [slang], cockalorum, fanfaronade, gas, gasconade, grandiloquence, hot air, magniloquence, rant, rodomontade (also rhodomontade)

Related Words: oratory, rhapsody, rhetoric; pomposity, turgidity, wind; bloviation, verbosity, windiness; babble, blab, chatter, drivel, gabble, gibber, gibberish, jabber, prattle; jawing, patter, prating, yammering; egotism, self-conceit, self-importance, swagger, vaunt

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Rhymes with BRAG

ag, bag, crag, dag, drag, fag, flag, gag, hag, jag, lag, mag, nag, quag, rag, sag, scag, scrag, shag, slag, snag, sprag, stag, swag, tag, wag, YAG, zag