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braggarts

noun

plural of braggart
as in braggers
someone who boasts a braggart who was always talking about how much money he made

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Recent Examples of braggarts Christ did do some name calling, but his ire was directed at the powerful, the braggarts, the hypocrites — the Pratts of his time. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
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  1. brags
  2. blowers
  3. blowhards
Noun
  • One of the Roundhouse’s biggest brags is an extensive liquor collection, highlighting spirits produced in New York State.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The entertainment industry is no stranger to individuals who espouse contested stories about screen hits, but the producers of Legacy of Lies have grown tired of his brags.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Definition of brags
Noun
  • The blowers must purse their lips in just the right spot and exercise extraordinary breath control.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The counter protesters came in force wielding massive flags, signs and automatic bubble blowers.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of blowers
Noun
  • Because his subject was surrounded by colorful and often unpredictable characters—alcoholics, neurotics, and blowhards—Perkins’s self-effacing qualities make for a dramatic contrast and a wealth of wild stories.
    — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Any resemblance to real-life megalomaniacal blowhards in positions of power are anything but coincidental.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
Definition of blowhards

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