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braggart

[brag-ert] / ˈbræg ərt /


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While previous owners had acknowledged Malört’s taste with ad copy calling it a “challenge to the braggart who says ‘I can drink anything,’” CH Distillery initially considered more positive takes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

A fast talker who exudes confidence but isn’t a braggart, Newman looks far younger than 49.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025

He comes across as an insecure braggart in the indictment, a man desperate to cling to his status after an embarrassing fall from power.

From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2023

"He was just some braggart saying, 'I'm D.B. Cooper,' you know?"

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2022

He was a poser, a braggart, and a tyrant.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

Service to fellow wine lovers is clearly key in r/wine—a refreshing change from platforms like Instagram, where bottle-shot braggarts abound.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

Rodell's team found similar results when surveying an additional 218 real-life employees about their experiences with stress braggarts.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024

“He just did not suffer fools, braggarts, or idiots well.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2020

As Malcolm Gladwell recently pointed out, Harry Enfield’s 80s character Loadsa Money quickly got co-opted by the aspirational braggarts he was lampooning.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 21, 2017

Unless a group of little girls chanted some especially clever riddle, my mother, who distrusts people with public concerns, braggarts, went over to the quiet older girls with the dignified bows.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston


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