Braggart
noun
A person who always talks about their achievements or possessions in a way that makes them seem very superior.
Don't be such a braggart, everyone knows you didn't do it on your own.
Often appears as...
- braggart about
- braggart in front of
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who always talks about their achievements or possessions in a way that makes them seem very superior.
Don't be such a braggart, everyone knows you didn't do it on your own.
Often appears as...
- braggart about
- braggart in front of
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Braggart has a negative tone, implying annoyance from the listener's perspective.
His braggart attitude at reunions makes him unpopular.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always True
Braggarts may exaggerate or lie about their achievements to impress others.
The known braggart claimed to have met celebrities.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Context
Use 'braggart' for social situations where someone's behavior is boastful and inappropriate.
He's seen as a braggart during office parties.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Braggart has a negative tone, implying annoyance from the listener's perspective.
His braggart attitude at reunions makes him unpopular.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always True
Braggarts may exaggerate or lie about their achievements to impress others.
The known braggart claimed to have met celebrities.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Context
Use 'braggart' for social situations where someone's behavior is boastful and inappropriate.
He's seen as a braggart during office parties.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Braggart has a negative tone, implying annoyance from the listener's perspective.
His braggart attitude at reunions makes him unpopular.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always True
Braggarts may exaggerate or lie about their achievements to impress others.
The known braggart claimed to have met celebrities.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Context
Use 'braggart' for social situations where someone's behavior is boastful and inappropriate.
He's seen as a braggart during office parties.
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Quote examples
Shannon Sharpe
American Athlete
You just don't wake up one morning and say, 'I'm going to be a talker. I'm going to be a braggart.' It's something you achieve over the years, and you get better at it. Obviously, I've gotten pretty good at it.
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Judge Reinhold
American Actor
I haven't always played nice guys. In 'Gremlins,' I was a conceited, pompous braggart, and I was a redneck chauvinist in the TV movie 'A Matter of Sex.' But I really prefer sympathetic roles.
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Mark Goulston
American Psychologist
Braggarts are insecure and need attention, and bragging often has the opposite effect on most people when you're trying to gain their respect and increase your influence.
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John Hickenlooper
American Politician
When someone's kind of a braggart to the bully... it makes me on edge just because I live that, and I don't think that's a model we want for our kids in this country.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
French Philosopher
Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards.
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John Muir
American Environmentalist
There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation's braggart lords.
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Etta James
American Musician
I'm not a braggart, but when I was a little girl people used to come from all over Hollywood to hear me sing.
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George Eads
American Actor
I wasn't raised to be the braggart.
Quote examples
Shannon Sharpe
American Athlete
You just don't wake up one morning and say, 'I'm going to be a talker. I'm going to be a braggart.' It's something you achieve over the years, and you get better at it. Obviously, I've gotten pretty good at it.
Quote examples
Judge Reinhold
American Actor
I haven't always played nice guys. In 'Gremlins,' I was a conceited, pompous braggart, and I was a redneck chauvinist in the TV movie 'A Matter of Sex.' But I really prefer sympathetic roles.
Quote examples
Mark Goulston
American Psychologist
Braggarts are insecure and need attention, and bragging often has the opposite effect on most people when you're trying to gain their respect and increase your influence.
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John Hickenlooper
American Politician
When someone's kind of a braggart to the bully... it makes me on edge just because I live that, and I don't think that's a model we want for our kids in this country.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
French Philosopher
Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards.
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John Muir
American Environmentalist
There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation's braggart lords.
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Etta James
American Musician
I'm not a braggart, but when I was a little girl people used to come from all over Hollywood to hear me sing.
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George Eads
American Actor
I wasn't raised to be the braggart.
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