brag

  • 51brag — verb Syn: boast, crow, swagger, swank, bluster, gloat, show off, blow one s own trumpet, sing one s own praises; informal talk big …

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  • 52brag — [bræg] verb [I] to talk about your achievements or possessions in a proud way that annoys other people Syn: boast She s always bragging about her famous father.[/ex] …

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  • 53brag —    A shape changing *bogey in Northumberland and Durham. Its favourite form was that of a donkey or a horse, to tempt people into mounting it, and then throw them into a pond or a gorsebush and run off nickering and laughing (Wright, English… …

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  • 54brag —   Kaena, akena, ha akoi, ho okelakela   Also: ho opehu, ho opehupehu, wahawai, ha anui, liki, ha aliki, kūha aliki, ākenakena, keha. See sayings, ēkā, boast.    ♦ Bragging and wheedling, ke ā nui, ke ā iki …

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  • 55brag — v. & n. v. (bragged, bragging) 1 intr. talk boastfully. 2 tr. boast about. n. 1 a card game like poker. 2 a boastful statement; boastful talk. Derivatives: bragger n. braggingly adv. Etymology: ME, orig. adj., = spirited, boastful: orig. unkn …

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  • 56brag book — noun a small personal photo album …

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  • 57brag sheet — noun a) (Navy) A list of achievements maintained by a serving sailor, used as a means of performance evaluation b) A resumé or curriculum vitae consisting of a standard form with a list of questions to be answered …

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  • 58brag about — Synonyms and related words: adulate, apotheosize, belaud, bepraise, bless, blow up, boast of, celebrate, cry up, deify, emblazon, eulogize, exalt, extol, flatter, glorify, hero worship, idolize, laud, lionize, magnify, make much of, overpraise,… …

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  • 59BRAG, JACK —    a pretender who ingratiates himself with people above him …

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  • 60brag·ga·do·cio — /ˌbrægəˈdoʊsiˌoʊ, ˌ/ noun [noncount] literary : the annoying or exaggerated talk of someone who is trying to sound very proud or brave a loudmouthed braggart who hid his cowardice with braggadocio …

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