Brag

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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