brag

Plural: brags

Noun

an instance of boastful talk
- "his brag is worse than his fight"
A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
The thing which is boasted of.
Short for three card brag.

Verb

Verb Forms: bragged, bragging, brags

To speak about one's achievements or possessions with excessive pride.
show off
To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.

Adjective Satellite

exceptionally good
- "his brag cornfield"

Adj

Excellent; first-rate.
Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.

Adv

Proudly; boastfully.

Adjective

Excellent or first-rate; often used informally.

Examples

He loved to BRAG about his high score after every Words With Friends game.
His latest Scrabble play was absolutely BRAG, earning him major applause.
to brag of one’s exploits, courage, or money

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the Middle English adjective brag (“prideful; spirited”), which is probably of Celtic origin; or from Old Norse bragr (“best; foremost; poetry”); or through Old English from Old Norse braka (“to creak”).

Synonyms

blow, bluster, boast, boss, bragging, crow, crowing, gas, gasconade, line-shooting, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaporing, vaunt, beat one's chest

Scrabble Score: 7

brag: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
brag: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brag: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

brag: valid Words With Friends Word