as in brags
to show in an improper or selfish way that you are happy with your own success or another person's failure
After such a tough campaign, they're gloating over their victory in the election. All right, you won. There's no need to gloat about it.
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Kiffin sounds like the employee who left Applebee’s for Chili’s and then brags about the international cuisine.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026 -
In other words, nobody brags, bullies or buys their way into the Derby.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Gloats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloats. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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