humblebrag
English
Etymology
humble + brag; coined by writer and comedian Harris Wittels (1984–2015), posted on Twitter in 2010.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhʌmbl̩ˌbɹæɡ/
- Hyphenation: hum‧ble‧brag
Noun
humblebrag (plural humblebrags)
- An ostensibly self-deprecating statement made to show off. [from 2010]
Verb
humblebrag (third-person singular simple present humblebrags, present participle humblebragging, simple past and past participle humblebragged)
- To make a humblebrag.
See also
- false modesty
References
- Harris Wittels (November 2010), “@Humblebrag”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 2010-11-18