Humble Brag Example: When girls post half naked selfies on Instagram with a lame caption about “body positivity” and “how far they’ve come”, etc., pretending like the whole point of the pic isn’t to simply get max likes and compliments
by jackieboy88 September 18, 2018
To use Twitter as a platform for bragging. Coined as an analogue to "Facebrag," this word telegraphs "teabag" by design.
by Frist Bill July 08, 2009
When an individual pretends not to be arrogant and pretentious by disagreeing with compliments they are given but following it up with a form of brag. Pulling this off ensures the person gets an ego boost while not appearing to be cocky.
James pulled a classic passive bragging by pretending his short code wasn't a big deal, but followed it up by stating that it's better than most others around.
by Bapzooka October 14, 2016
Person 1: The referee tripped over my feet last night AT THE LAKERS GAME.
Person 2: Wow. Thanks for the Humble Brag.
Person 2: Wow. Thanks for the Humble Brag.
by red puppy February 23, 2011
I brag tagged Conor on my photo of us surfing for the craic, it'll get such a rise out of him cos he hates missing a good session.
by Caspero March 21, 2015
Tagging a person on a social media post that brags about how wonderful they are in some way. Most often seen in couples but also sometimes seen in reference to jobs and friends.
by HaeleyD May 11, 2017
Someone who cannot stop themselves from bragging about the name brand items they own. Usually bought for them, and generally purchased by people that have no responsibilities, or live at home with their parents or grandparents.
Federico had a nasty habit of name bragging on his social media pages, even though the name brands he buys were insignificant since he still lived with his abuela.
by EmmVee March 04, 2016