Definition of humblebrag in English:
humblebrag
nounˈhʌmb(ə)lbraɡˈhəmbəlˌbræɡ
informal An ostensibly modest or self-deprecating statement whose actual purpose is to draw attention to something of which one is proud.
social media status updates are basically selfies, humblebrags, and rants
All of the dresses I thought about wearing are too big! #humblebrag
Example sentencesExamples
- I don't have anything against her, but this humblebrag she dropped really annoyed me.
- There's even a Twitter handle now dedicated to some of the best humble brags out there.
- Unrequited love will always be compelling (much more so than a love triangle, which is a humblebrag of a problem).
- Others admitted that they were not above the occasional humblebrag.
- The best humblebrags have to convey three brags in 140 characters, while simultaneously begging for sympathy.
- What do you do when one bikini selfie and humble brag isn't enough to satisfy your craving for attention?
- Is saying you need to keep track of six timezones a humblebrag?
- The occasional humblebrag might fly with your audiences but there's a fine line between sincerity and smugness.
- I happen to have very high quality garbage (humblebrag).
- Reigning Queen of the Humblebrag must have completely forgotten about her promise to become more private, because she couldn't wait to take to Twitter.
verbˈhʌmb(ə)lbraɡˈhəmbəlˌbræɡ
[no object]informal Make an ostensibly modest or self-deprecating statement with the actual intention of drawing attention to something of which one is proud.
she humblebragged about how ‘awful’ she looks without any make-up
Example sentencesExamples
- The Oscars give us a chance to humblebrag about all the arty movies we saw - or just read about - this year.
- Sit down, chill out, and don't humblebrag about your "high IQ" and your parents.
- I feel like there's a lot of humblebragging that goes on with anyone affiliated with this show.
- I won't judge you if you feel the need to humblebrag.
- It soon became apparent that his "confessional" tweets were less about being humble and more about humblebragging.
- Are you trying to humblebrag and/or fish for compliments?
- That's not a way to humblebrag about my athletic abilities; all the high-level coaching in the world wouldn't have brought me a professional contract.
- I don't think she's saying this to humblebrag.
- Why do we keep doing all this humblebragging about how busy we are?
- Every year around this time, college admissions officers can be heard humblebragging about how painful it was to reject so many qualified applicants.
Origin
Early 21st century: from humble + brag.
Definition of humblebrag in US English:
humblebrag
nounˈhəmbəlˌbraɡˈhəmbəlˌbræɡ
An ostensibly modest or self-deprecating statement whose actual purpose is to draw attention to something of which one is proud.
social media status updates are basically selfies, humblebrags, and rants
All of the dresses I thought about wearing are too big! #humblebrag
Example sentencesExamples
- Unrequited love will always be compelling (much more so than a love triangle, which is a humblebrag of a problem).
- The occasional humblebrag might fly with your audiences but there's a fine line between sincerity and smugness.
- There's even a Twitter handle now dedicated to some of the best humble brags out there.
- The best humblebrags have to convey three brags in 140 characters, while simultaneously begging for sympathy.
- I happen to have very high quality garbage (humblebrag).
- I don't have anything against her, but this humblebrag she dropped really annoyed me.
- What do you do when one bikini selfie and humble brag isn't enough to satisfy your craving for attention?
- Is saying you need to keep track of six timezones a humblebrag?
- Others admitted that they were not above the occasional humblebrag.
- Reigning Queen of the Humblebrag must have completely forgotten about her promise to become more private, because she couldn't wait to take to Twitter.
verbˈhəmbəlˌbraɡˈhəmbəlˌbræɡ
[no object]Make an ostensibly modest or self-deprecating statement with the actual intention of drawing attention to something of which one is proud.
she humblebragged about how “awful” she looks without any makeup
Example sentencesExamples
- The Oscars give us a chance to humblebrag about all the arty movies we saw - or just read about - this year.
- I don't think she's saying this to humblebrag.
- Why do we keep doing all this humblebragging about how busy we are?
- I won't judge you if you feel the need to humblebrag.
- Are you trying to humblebrag and/or fish for compliments?
- It soon became apparent that his "confessional" tweets were less about being humble and more about humblebragging.
- Sit down, chill out, and don't humblebrag about your "high IQ" and your parents.
- I feel like there's a lot of humblebragging that goes on with anyone affiliated with this show.
- Every year around this time, college admissions officers can be heard humblebragging about how painful it was to reject so many qualified applicants.
- That's not a way to humblebrag about my athletic abilities; all the high-level coaching in the world wouldn't have brought me a professional contract.
Origin
Early 21st century: from humble + brag.