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humblebrag

noun
/ˈhʌmbl̩ˌbɹæɡ/

Etymology

From humble + brag; coined by writer and comedian Harris Wittels (1984–2015), posted on Twitter in 2010.

  1. derived from braka
  2. derived from bragr
  3. inherited from braggen
  4. compounded as humblebrag — “humble + brag”

Definitions

  1. An ostensibly self-deprecating statement made to show off.

    • I am as guilty as the next wannabe Overachieving Mom when it comes to the humblebrag Christmas letter. I can’t help it. It’s in my genes.

  2. To make such a statement.

    • After all, she writes, she was surrounded by “people who humblebragged about how little sleep they’d gotten the night before and used the phrases ‘lean and scrappy’ to describe not only our company culture, but themselves.”
    • The Four Seasons even humblebragged about its failure to accommodate Buffett’s special request on its Facebook page.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA