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Webster 1913 Edition
Brag
Brag
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Bragged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bragging
.] [OE.
braggen
to resound, blow, boast (cf. F. braguer
to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. brague
merriment), from Icel. braka
to creak, brak
noise, fr. the same root as E. break
; properly then, to make a noise, boast. [GREEK]95
.] To talk about one’s self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boastfully; to boast; – often followed by of;
as, to
. brag
of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great things one intends to doConceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags
of his substance, not of ornament. Shakespeare
Syn. – To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk big.
Brag
,Verb.
T.
To boast of.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Brag
,Noun.
1.
A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification.
Cæsar . . . made not here his
Of “came,” and “saw,” and “overcame.”
brag
Of “came,” and “saw,” and “overcame.”
Shakespeare
2.
The thing which is boasted of.
Beauty is Nature's
brag
. Milton.
3.
A game at cards similar to bluff.
Chesterfield.
Brag
,Adj.
[See ]
Brag
, Verb.
I.
Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
[Archaic]
A
brag
young fellow. B. Jonson.
Brag
,adv.
Proudly; boastfully.
[Obs.]
Fuller.
Webster 1828 Edition
Brag
BRAG
,Verb.
I.
To boast; to display one's actions, merits or advantages ostentatiously; to tell boastful stories; followed by of; as, to brag of a good horse, or of a feat.
To brag on is vulgar; indeed the word itself is become low, and is not to be used in elegant composition.
BRAG
,Noun.
Spenser has used this word as an adverb for proudly.
BRAG
,Noun.
Definition 2024
brag
brag
English
Adjective
brag (comparative bragger, superlative braggest)
- First-rate.
- (archaic) Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
- Ben Jonson
- a brag young fellow
Adverb
brag (comparative more brag, superlative most brag)
- (obsolete) proudly; boastfully
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Fuller to this entry?)
Noun
brag (plural brags)
- A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
- Shakespeare
- Caesar […] made not here his brag / Of "came", and "saw", and "overcame".
- Shakespeare
- The thing which is boasted of.
- Milton
- Beauty is Nature's brag.
- Milton
- (by ellipsis) The card game three card brag.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chesterfield to this entry?)
Translations
boast — see boast
Verb
brag (third-person singular simple present brags, present participle bragging, simple past and past participle bragged)
- (intransitive) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done.
- to brag of one's exploits, courage, or money
- Shakespeare
- Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, / Brags of his substance, not of ornament.
- Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade
- (transitive) To boast of.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to boast
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References
- ↑ “brag” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
- ↑ “wile” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).;
- ↑ brag in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Noun
brag n (singular definite braget, plural indefinite brag)
Related terms
- brage verb
Inflection
Inflection of brag
Verb
brag
- imperative of brage
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian bregge, which derives from from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Cognates include West Frisian brêge.
Noun
brag f (plural bragen)