(informal, slang) An ostensibly self-deprecating statement made to show off.
(informal, slang) An ostensibly self-deprecating statement made to show off.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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A "complaint" designed to make the speaker sound impressive. "Ugh, so tired from my third country this month" is a humble brag. "Can't decide between my Harvard and Stanford offers" is an elite-tier humble brag. Once recognized, the word itself becomes a disarming callout.
Exhibiting braggadocio; characterized by empty boasts.
(slang) A photo shared on a social media network with the sole intention of making one's friends/followers jealous.
(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
(informal, slang, transitive, intransitive) To make such a statement.
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