Definitions
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- adjective Prone to
brag
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective exhibiting self-importance
Etymologies
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Examples
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Not so braggy is Janeane, who is simply "trying not to emote the dread that's boiling up in my stomach."
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 5 Recap: Marie Clairvoyance Una LaMarche 2010
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And you know, I often don't even worry about these awards and so on because well, it seems awfully braggy, but it's funny, we were talking about this one night, some of us Toronto crew, about blogging without ego, and I think this captures that same idea, so I'm going to pass it on to some of them.
Archive 2009-06-01 kittenpie 2009
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Leave that smart phone at the door: you're going to actually watch the game, not take braggy "Look where I am!" photos for Twitter.
Why the NBA Needs a Barnstorming Tour Jason Gay 2011
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His braggy tweets are so openly self-obsessed, but we're self-obsessed as a society.
Kanye West: Mister Perfection is stylishly reinventing the rules of rap Elizabeth Day 2010
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Look, I don't want to be all braggy here, but I am about to come into some money.
Archive 2009-05-24 Tyler 2009
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I spent the past weekend at a Days Inn in New Jersey (sorry if that sounds braggy) where the wireless connection was too slow to stream the game.
DC United vs. Colorado recap and player guesses Box Seats blogger 2010
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And you know, I often don't even worry about these awards and so on because well, it seems awfully braggy, but it's funny, we were talking about this one night, some of us Toronto crew, about blogging without ego, and I think this captures that same idea, so I'm going to pass it on to some of them.
Charmed, Ah'm Shore kittenpie 2009
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Modesty forbids my getting all braggy, assuming I had anything to brag about, which I may not.
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Look, I don't want to be all braggy here, but I am about to come into some money.
Tyler gets a life-changing e-mail Tyler 2009
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And that might be why I'm not too braggy here - you may not know me well enough to know I'm not all bitchy, and you can't hear my tone.
Archive 2008-01-01 kittenpie 2008
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