Verb: brag (bragged,bragging) brag
Usage: N. Amer, informal
- Show off, esp. with exaggeration
"He was always bragging about his athletic achievements";
- boast, swash [archaic], shoot a line [informal], gas [informal], blow [informal], bluster, vaunt, gasconade [archaic], skite [Austral, NZ, informal]
- An instance of boastful talk
"his brag is worse than his fight";
- bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing [US], gasconade [archaic], vapouring [Brit, Cdn]
Usage: N. Amer, informal
- Exceptionally good
"his brag cornfield";
- boss [N. Amer, informal]
Derived forms: brags, bragging, bragged
See also: superior
Type of: amplify, boast, boasting, exaggerate, hyperbolise [Brit], hyperbolize, jactitation, magnify, overdraw, overstate, self-praise, skite [Austral, NZ, informal]
Encyclopedia: Brag