humblebrag
verb
hum·ble·brag
| \ ˈhəm-bəl-ˌbrag
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variants:
or humble-brag
humblebragged
or humble-bragged;
humblebragging
or humble-bragging
Definition of humblebrag
: to make a seemingly modest, self-critical, or casual statement or reference that is meant to draw attention to one's admirable or impressive qualities or achievements
People make themselves look smart, humble-bragging about reading what's billed as one of the 20th century's most difficult books.— Mark Chiusano In the study, college students were asked to write down how they'd answer a question about their biggest weakness in a job interview. Results showed that more than three-quarters of participants humblebragged, usually about being a perfectionist or working too hard.— Shana Leibowitz Beyond the angel's wings, there was preening and posing and fake modesty, perhaps best represented when he humblebragged to the audience that his "One Less Lonely Girl" choice had "come all the way from Sweden just to see me."— Ben Fisher
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