as in cock
someone who boasts
a braggart who was always talking about how much money he made
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Recent Examples of braggart
Wendy Paris,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Still, Kimmel never came off as a braggart.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Clayton is cool and kind and a big braggart.
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Wendy Paris,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Still, Kimmel never came off as a braggart.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Big Red might be a braggart, a bully and rotten to the core, but Lasdun invokes Thomas De Quincey’s neat point about how a man’s capacity to rob says nothing about his propensity to murder.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.
—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for braggart
Noun
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The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.
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The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.
Adjective
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Defense witnesses pointed to boastful teens, fireworks-like flashes and uncertain ignition points, with an expert arguing that fireworks were the likely cause and that prosecutors lack proof that a lighter sparked the blaze.
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Chatter about Azik’s famous delens abounds, as does boastful talk about how Monica Bellucci’s family hails from the same part of Nalchik.
Noun
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But in reality, closed or blocked vents disrupt the airflow balance and can cause pressure to build up in the duct system, making the blower work harder.
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Dillion points out that one major repair, like replacing a blower motor, can be enough for a plan to pay for itself.
Adjective
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Lanky with striking red hair and a cocky demeanor, Clapper was dogged and respected by his fellow cops.
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Thanks to one impossibly cocky fighter pilot named Maverick, Reagan-era America never felt better about itself — or its military might.
Noun
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But not even Footer’s thorough sleuthing has unearthed much more than Bradley’s brag.
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Humble brag; That turned out to be a stroke of genius on my part.
Adjective
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The clip of Cawley speaking about Marsch was used to highlight what some believe is the downside of Marsch’s swaggering attitude.
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Lander, who became beloved by DSA members after helping Mamdani beat Cuomo, worked with the mayor’s ad team for a campaign that effectively turned them into a comedy duo — a dorky Jewish dad and a swaggering Muslim mayor, both critical of the Israeli government.
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In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.
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This is another stride of lyricism, philosophy, I’m-the-best braggadocio, bravado.
Adjective
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Avoid Burying Praise in Negatives To avoid making children too conceited, parents might bury praise in the midst of negatives.
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The Pitt definitely feels like the type of workplace where conceited doctors-in-training are pretty much guaranteed to quickly get knocked down a peg.
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