as in braggers
someone who boasts
a braggart who was always talking about how much money he made
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Noun
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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 -
Like any good barbecue IRL, the chat is mostly meat pics, cooking tips (with a dose of half-brags) and occasional smack talk.—
Farhan Mustafa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Whistle-blowers emerged from the military and the police.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Spring cleaning is underway, which means lawnmowers, blowers, weedwhackers and trimmers are in overdrive.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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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
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Any resemblance to real-life megalomaniacal blowhards in positions of power are anything but coincidental.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Sep. 2025
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