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.
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
Get the Stigma Bragmug. Feeling pretty today.
If one were to post that statement on their social media profile, it could denote a hash tag called hash brag. #hashbrag
If one were to post that statement on their social media profile, it could denote a hash tag called hash brag. #hashbrag
by Powers Bitch January 11, 2024
Get the Hash Bragmug. The well-concealed cockiness of someone like a public prosecutor when grand jury indictments come back for a former president.
"Did you see Alvin Bragging on the TV when that orange clown came in and got fingerprinted? Man he looked whipped when he croaked out 'not guilty' ... his collar was all stained and shit, his wife was no where to be seen. He was ass-kicked for sure"
"Don't go all smug on me thinking you caught me cheating with a porn-star -- there's no Alvin Bragging going on here today."
"Don't go all smug on me thinking you caught me cheating with a porn-star -- there's no Alvin Bragging going on here today."
by Kat'O9 April 7, 2023
Get the Alvin Braggingmug. To take credit where it's not due
by Gggghggggghjksalp March 16, 2023
Get the Bragmug. Someone who feels the need to brag about their accomplishments by using obscure ways to talk about it.
Or
Someone who will talk about other people's failures and use their mediocre successes to talk about themselves.
Or
Someone who will talk about other people's failures and use their mediocre successes to talk about themselves.
Jose: I'm looking forward to you finally attempting a half ironman. I did one because I'm an amazing athlete, but you can to if you train hard
Jason: we failed together remember?
Jose: but I found an easier course, passed now I'm an ironman, I'm really amazing and you will be one day too if you work hard.
Jason: but you did a half not a full. Stop using subliminal bragging to promote yourself.
Jose: iron sharpens iron, you will understand one day if you ever finish one
Jason: we failed together remember?
Jose: but I found an easier course, passed now I'm an ironman, I'm really amazing and you will be one day too if you work hard.
Jason: but you did a half not a full. Stop using subliminal bragging to promote yourself.
Jose: iron sharpens iron, you will understand one day if you ever finish one
by Jdavis1178 June 26, 2016
Get the Subliminal braggingmug. When someone highlights how long they have been doing something (years playing a sport, years working in a company, years living in a neighborhood, years sober, overall age, etc). This is type of brag or showing off, highlighting the speaker's status based on the amount of time they've been around
There goes Thomas tenure bragging again about how he's been sober longer than anyone else at the party!
by Human Peacocking May 13, 2023
Get the Tenure bragmug. The Law of Bragging is:
The moment you begin to brag about doing something, your chances of failure in doing that thing begin to rise exponentially.
The moment you begin to brag about doing something, your chances of failure in doing that thing begin to rise exponentially.
Guy 1: "I'm pretty good at skateboarding."
*Guy 1 does an alright trick.*
Guy 2: "I'm the fucking best."
*Guy 2 steps onto his board.*
Guy 2: "Nobody's better than me - watch and see!"
*Everyone in the crowd turns to look.*
*Guy 2 falls backward off his board, breaking his assbone.*
Guy 1: "Law of bragging, bro."
*Guy 1 does an alright trick.*
Guy 2: "I'm the fucking best."
*Guy 2 steps onto his board.*
Guy 2: "Nobody's better than me - watch and see!"
*Everyone in the crowd turns to look.*
*Guy 2 falls backward off his board, breaking his assbone.*
Guy 1: "Law of bragging, bro."
by zettaishojo April 4, 2014
Get the law of braggingmug.