From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Brag \Brag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bragged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Bragging}.] [OE. braggen to resound, blow, boast (cf. F.
braguer to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. brague
merriment), from Icel. braka to creak, brak noise, fr. the
same root as E. break; properly then, to make a noise, boast.
?{95}.]
To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self,
in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder;
to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to
brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great
things one intends to do.
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Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags of his substance, not of ornament. --Shak.
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Syn: To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk
big.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bragging
adj 1: exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: {boastful},
{braggart(a)}, {bragging(a)}, {braggy}, {big},
{cock-a-hoop}, {crowing}, {self-aggrandizing}, {self-
aggrandising}]
n 1: an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his
fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
[syn: {brag}, {bragging}, {crow}, {crowing}, {vaporing},
{line-shooting}, {gasconade}]
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