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humblebrag
[huhm-buhl-brag]
noun
a statement intended as a boast or brag but disguised by a humble apology, complaint, etc.
verb (used without object)
to make such a disguised boast or brag.
He's humblebragging about how tired he is from his world travels.
Other 51Թ Forms
- humblebragger noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of humblebrag1
Example Sentences
"Data is a really good way to humblebrag, as opposed to actually taking selfies in all of your best clothes surrounded by all of your best people and belongings," Prof Wilson adds.
Produced by Pheelz, a Nigerian songwriter who adds a rap verse, “Ruin” deploys the shakers, deep log drums, soothing keyboard chords and open spaces of amapiano as Usher mixes accusation, plaint and humblebrag.
It at least also confesses to “infrequent earthquakes and hailstorms” and professes a little civic humility by way of a humblebrag: L.A. “is not a perfect paradise, nor a heaven on earth, but it is good to be found living here.”
He began to troll his father on social media, dinging him for each humblebrag.
“It’s a humblebrag to have a dupe,” says Kami Marsh, 26, a cosmetology instructor from Newburgh, Ind.
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When To Use
When you want to boast but pretend to be modest about it, or if you gripe about something most people would desire, you're humblebragging. The term, and practice, is especially common on social media.Example: Ugh, my phone is so old! I'm embarrassed to take it with me during my dates with supermodels and actors.
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