brag
brag
verb
/bræɡ/
intransitive, transitive (disapproving)
​brag (to somebody) (about/of something) | brag that… | + speech to talk too proudly about something you own or something you have done
synonym boast
He bragged to his friends about the crime.
I’m not bragging but I think I did very well in the interview.
They repeatedly bragged that one of their men was responsible for the shooting.
Topics Personal qualities C1
brag
noun
/bræɡ/
/bræɡ/
uncountable
​a card game which is a simple form of poker
Word Origin
Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘boastful’): of unknown origin (French braguer is recorded only later)
e.g.
No, I don't think that's what happened... He pushed himself to the limit to tell up something. He wouldn't do all that just to drag. いや…… やっとの想いで我々に伝えたのだ 軽口のはずがない (/yupeco/『ゴールデンカムイ』8話)