Brag

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æɡ

Origin

Mid-14th c. Middle English braggen ("to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully") of unknown origin. Possibly related to the early-14th c. Middle English adjective brag ("prideful, spirited"), probably from Celtic;

Online Etymology Dictionary|brag

or Old Norse bragr ("best, foremost; poetry");

Online Etymology Dictionary|wile;

or through Old English from Old Norse braka ("to creak").

Webster 1913|brag

Full definition of brag

Verb

1. (intransitive) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, can do, or has done.to brag of one's exploits, courage, or money
• ShakespeareConceit, more rich in matter than in words,
  Brags of his substance, not of ornament.
2. (transitive) To boast of.
• ShakespeareNor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade

Synonyms

• boast

Derived terms

• braggart
• bragging rights
• humblebrag

Noun

1. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
• ShakespeareCaesar ... made not here his brag
  Of "came", and "saw", and "overcame".
2. The thing which is boasted of.
• MiltonBeauty is Nature's brag.
3. (by ellipsis) The card game three card brag.

Adjective

1. First-rate.
2. (archaic) Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
• Ben Jonson
3. a brag young fellow

Adverb

1. (obsolete) proudly; boastfully

Anagrams

• garb
• grab