Meaning of Brag | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
   countable, uncountable
2. The thing which is boasted of.
   countable, uncountable
3. Short for three card brag.
   abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Caesar […] made not here his brag / Of "came", and "saw", and "overcame".”

“Beauty is Nature's brag.”

Comus

“You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf.”

“our mixed companies here, which, if they happen to rise above bragg and whist, infallibly stop short of every thing either pleasing or instructive”

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