brag

Etymology

From Middle English braggen (“to make a loud noise; to speak boastfully”) of unknown 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”).

noun

1. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
2. The thing which is boasted of.
   You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf. 27 October 2015, Matt Preston, The Simple Secrets to Cooking Everything Better, Plum, page 192
3. (by ellipsis) The card game three card brag.
   our mixed companies here, which, if they happen to rise above bragg and whist, infallibly stop short of every thing either pleasing or instructive January 23 1752, Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, in Letters to His Son, published in 1774

verb

1. (intransitive) 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.
2. (transitive) To boast of something.
   to brag of one's exploits, courage, or money

adj

1. Excellent; first-rate.
2. (archaic) Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
   a woundy, brag young fellow

adv

1. (obsolete) proudly; boastfully