A form self promotion where the promoter thinks he is, almost subliminally, bragging about himself in the context of a humble statement or complaint. Everyone listening thinks he a jackass.
by RodStickwell March 12, 2011
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When someone tries to sneak in how awesome they are into any kind of conversation hoping you’ll notice how cool they are without them having to tell you
“I woke up a bit sore from an 11 mile hike I did” “WE GET IT YOU HIKE A LOT ENOUGH WITH THE HUMBLE BRAG”
by Quit humble bragging April 23, 2019
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"Man I am so tired today"
> "... ok"
"Yeah I was up late working on my microbrew recipe"
> "oh"
"I won an award last year for best-" mumblebrag
> *gets off elevator*
> "... ok"
"Yeah I was up late working on my microbrew recipe"
> "oh"
"I won an award last year for best-" mumblebrag
> *gets off elevator*
by typhdotcom August 7, 2016
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"Who do I have to bang to get an advance copy of the new @coldplay album? I mean, really." -Gwyneth Paltrow
"Who do I have to bang to get an advance copy of the new @coldplay album? I mean, really." -Gwyneth Paltrow
by coffeenmorphine September 8, 2011
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Everyone: Wow, Tony is such a good chiropractor
George: I know right, when I hurt myself from being super awesome at Kung Fu and accidentally killing my sensai because I don't know my own skills, he was able to push all my ribs back inside my body. Everyone was so jealous that I could come back from an injury like that and I am now the new sensai.
Everyone Else: *humble brag*
George: I know right, when I hurt myself from being super awesome at Kung Fu and accidentally killing my sensai because I don't know my own skills, he was able to push all my ribs back inside my body. Everyone was so jealous that I could come back from an injury like that and I am now the new sensai.
Everyone Else: *humble brag*
by thatotherotherdude March 9, 2017
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by jackieboy88 September 17, 2018
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