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Humble Brag

When you brag about something without even realizing it.

Used in NCIS: LA
Person 1: The referee tripped over my feet last night AT THE LAKERS GAME.

Person 2: Wow. Thanks for the Humble Brag.
by red puppy March 10, 2011
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hamlet

1. Shakespeare's famous play. Later dumbed down to Disney's The Lion King.

2. Main character in Shakespeare's famous (infamous?) play by the same name. Total whiny, self-centered jerk. Seriously. I'm not kidding. See also emo and whiny crybaby.
1. CAUTION! SPOILERS AHEAD!
"We saw the high school's production of Hamlet this weekend."
"I've heard of that. What's it about?"
"It's about a prince named Hamlet who returns to his kingdom to find that his father, the king, was murdered by his evil uncle. The uncle then married Hamlet's mother to inherit the throne. In the end, Hamlet and the uncle battle to the death---"
"Hey, I've seen that! Were they all lions?"
"...."
SPOILERS END HERE

2. "My name is Hamlet and my life sucks. Maybe I should kill myself. But then again, maybe not. I dunno. Should I? Should I not? Eeny meeny miney mo...."
by SpecialKRJ March 27, 2007
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Humbled

Verb: to be destroyed by Wray and Nephew white overproof rum.

Etymology: from the verb "to humble". Thus named because of the above stated rum's humbling effect upon the systems both hepatic and neurological.
My mate got so humbled last night he had a fight with a bus/tried to mount a hoover/fucked a nun.
by p1ffles July 7, 2011
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humblebrag

When you use a small complaint to really flatter yourself with major compliments
Gloria: "I was trying to save a drowning child but my GIANT boobs are just so huge that they fall out of my bathing suit and got in the way of my life saving efforts."

Me: "Poor baby! You and your GIANT boobs got in the way of saving a kid. What a great humblebrag."
by alwaysdancegrl95 September 3, 2014
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on a humble

taking a gamble on something or making a shot in the dark. Pursuing or pressing on in the face of uncertainty. To act on instinct, going with one's gut. reliance on luck or chance. Not based on fact.
Even though I was a stranger in a new town and did not know my way around, I followed the untrodden path on a humble.
by The Lexiteer January 2, 2010
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humbleflex

Similar to humblebrag, to humbleflex means to brag about how many guys/girls you have, how strong you are, or otherwise how awesome you obviously are, only to back off and say you were just kidding.
"Colby was braggin about how many girls flirted with him while he was lifeguarding."
"Yeah, he told me he was kidding though."
"Really?!"
"Yeah, he was just humbleflexing."
by 1pr0digy September 1, 2016
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hamberder

This is how President Donald Trump spells hamburger.
I bought 1000 hamberders for the national champion Clemson Tigers.
by TJ Wass January 15, 2019
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