Brag

v. i. [imp. & p. p. BRAGGED; p. pr. & vb. n. BRAGGING.] [Cf. Icel. bragga, to adorn, Dan. brage, Sw. & Icel. braka, to crash, crack, Ger. prachen, to make a show, boast, pracht, bracht, breaking, show, splendor, Fr. braguer, to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, O. Fr. brague, merriment, L. Lat. bragare, Arm. bragu, to trifle, flaunt, boast, W. bragiaw, to swell out, to brag or boast, Ir. & Gael. bragh, fine, splendid, pretty, Ir. braghain, I boast, O. Eng. brag, brisk, full of spirits, proud.] To praise one's self, or what belongs to one's self, in an ostentatious manner; to boast; to pretend; to vaunt;—followed by of.

Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, Brags of his substance. Shak.

Synonyms—To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk big.

1Sense 1. A boast or boasting; ostentatious praise of one's own deeds or advantages.

But made not here his brag Of “came,” and “saw,” and “overcame.” Shak.

2Sense 2. The thing boasted of. “Beauty is Nature's brag.” Milton.

3Sense 3. A game at cards. Chesterfield.

Brisk; full of spirits. [Obs.] “A brag young fellow.” B. Jonson.