wife brag

A public or semi-public expression of pride or admiration by a (typically submissive or deferential) husband about his wife’s accomplishments, intelligence, or status — often highlighting her success in a way that reflects both genuine admiration and his own contentment or identity in her shadow.

“He couldn’t stop with the wife brag after her keynote at the conference — and honestly, it was kind of sweet.”

by anonymous August 1, 2025

Trauma Brag

To brag, highlight, or bring attention to hardship that one has experienced. Examples include highlighting one's experience of poverty, illness, abuse, or adversity

These types of brags get attention for higher status signalers and dismissal for low status ones

There's the head of that bank trauma bragging about his illness in order to get more clout in the newspaper headlines

by Human Peacocking June 10, 2023

Eulogy Brag

To highlight one's closeness to a famous person who recently died by loudly proclaiming how close you were with them and how much their passing affects you, all under the guise of a eulogy. Can be strengthened through the use of personal stories, photos, or nicknames.

John: It's so terrible that Johnny died, we were so close and I'll never recover from this.
Alice: You mean that famous billionaire that you met once at a conference 5 years ago?

That's guy's facebook post is a complete eulogy brag, he barely knew that famous person who just died and now he's acting like they were the closest friends ever and is so hurt by his passing.

by Human Peacocking March 29, 2024

Bragging

I'm not doing that... I'm mocking you... You, a woman, are being mocked by an incel... For being bad at the only thing you care about... Hahahahahahahahaha!

Hym "Yep. Their coming after IVF, Contraception, Abortion... I mean... I'm an incel though so... Hahahahahahaha! Oh no! Your actions have consequences now! OoOoOoOoOoH nOoOoOo! You're fine with people trying to control MY life though, aren't ya? Yeah you are. All that success policing and for what? To shit out a kid against your will? What did it amount to? Nothing. I'm not bragging though. If I was going to bragging I would give you a little anecdote about a girl I work with. She was complaining about being in the second trimester and how she has to work 2 jobs... Now... My question to HER is: Did you fuck the creator of A.I. or no? Who did you fuck? Did he write the Joker? Did you buy a dvd copy of the Joker and watch it for 7 years straight?"

by Hym Iam February 27, 2024

Eulogy Bragging

Making a very public eulogy for a famous person in order to highlight your proximity, relationship, or familiarity to them upon their death (often to get attention for yourself).

When that famous painter Jack died, all his kids friends were eulogy bragging on facebook about how influential he was to them and tagging his son so that everyone knows they knew him personally!

by Human Peacocking February 25, 2024

Mundane hobby brag

When someone high in status brags about having a surprisingly mundane, lowly, stigmatized, crass, or boring hobby. Hobby examples include gardening, cooking, video games, arts and crafts, or some other activity typically associated with common people.

There goes that famous movie star again Mundane Hobby Bragging about his weekend spent gardening

by Human Peacocking May 18, 2023

Stigma Brag

A type of brag or status signaling behavior whereby someone highlights something that is generally shameful or embarrassing.

Can include things like failures (a failure resume), childhood hardship, poverty, illness or imperfect physical conditions, etc.

This type of brag is generally shunned or punished by audiences generally UNLESS the braggart is very high in status - in which case its often rewarded.

All those prestigious Harvard students are now making stigma brags by posting their "failure resumes" on linked-in and getting lots of likes. If they were from Boston community college then that wouldn't get them any attention at all!

by Sqeezle April 10, 2023