braggy

English

Etymology

From brag +‎ -y.

Adjective

braggy (comparative braggier, superlative braggiest)

1. Prone to brag.
   • 1909, O. Henry, The Gentle Grafter‎^[1]:

     "'That was only getting the pumpkin ready,' says Bassett, braggy and cheerful.

   • 1931, Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States‎^[2]:

     He was a biggity acting and braggy talking old man.

   • 2001 February 2, Ben Joravsky, “When the Star Comes Out”, in Chicago Reader‎^[3]:

     He was bombastic and braggy to the point of trash talking fellow performers.

Derived terms

• braggily
• bragginess

 

Translations

prone to brag

• German: angeberisch, prahlerisch (de)