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Noun
S:
(n)
boast
,
boasting
,
self-praise
,
jactitation
(speaking of yourself in superlatives)
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full hyponym
S:
(n)
brag
,
bragging
,
crow
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crowing
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vaporing
,
line-shooting
,
gasconade
(an instance of boastful talk)
"his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
S:
(n)
braggadocio
,
bluster
,
rodomontade
,
rhodomontade
(vain and empty boasting)
S:
(n)
vaunt
(extravagant self-praise)
S:
(n)
self-assertion
(the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others)
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
direct hypernym
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S:
(n)
speech act
(the use of language to perform some act)
derivationally related form