Definitions

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  • noun An ostensibly self-deprecating statement made to show off.

Etymologies

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humble +‎ brag

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Examples

  • If you've taken this as a humblebrag then I'm sorry, I simply hoped to brighten the future for undergrads currently slaving away at school newspapers and I could think of no better way to encourage them.

    Mark R. Collins: Austin City Limits Press Pass Mark R. Collins 2011

  • Our review of the 3 minute clip: If it were funnier the whole thing might be enjoyable instead of coming off as an extended humblebrag.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post 2012

  • Meanwhile, the "humblebrag", where users take a "What, little me?

    Evening Standard - Home Rosamund Urwin 2012

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  • when parents (often of the Asian persuasion) brag about their children indirectly, appearing to be humble. "Jimmy has such terrible posture because he studies so much for those straight A's!"

    May 21, 2011

  • :-)

    May 21, 2011

  • "Every Aussie I've met, along with many commenters on different Gawker sites have humblebragged about how perfect Australia is compared to the US. "I can't believe X happens in America; Australia has/does Y." Is it not possible to comment on an issue on an American site without also mentioning your own country's superiority?"

    --FACTually (http://factually.gizmodo.com)

    September 19, 2016