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3.5.1.7.3Boast  

Definition

  • Use this domain for words related to boasting--to say something good about yourself, especially to make it seem that you are better than you really are.

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  • What words refer to boasting? boast, brag, claim, crow, bravado, name-drop, praise yourself, swagger, toot your own horn, blow your own trumpet, vaunt yourself. What words refer to the act of boasting? boasting, bragging, name-dropping. What words refer to what is said when boasting? boast (n), claim (n). What words describe a person who boasts? boastful, vain, proud, bigheaded, be all talk, be all bluster. What words refer to a person who boasts? blowhard, braggart, bighead, name-dropper.

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  • 3.5.1.7.3

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https://w3id.org/MoRe-SFB1475/CT/concepts/1081697248

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