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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Brag \Brag\, v. 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. ?{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 do Conceit, more rich in matter than in words Brags of his substance, not of ornament. --Shak. Syn: To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk big
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