Can be spelt as explanobrag or explanabrag. To explanobrag is when you are explaining a certain subject and use it as an way to brag. Originates from the TV show, "Community College".
Bruce (1): G'day Bruce. How do you use that thing over there?
Bruce (2): Well Bruce, you turn that windy thing then jam the thingamabob into the whatchamacallit, calibrate the whojam and press the squodge. Then it makes that stuff. I'm the only one who knows how to use it.
Bruce(3): Why does he always explanobrag?
Fred: Because he can.
Bruce (2): Well Bruce, you turn that windy thing then jam the thingamabob into the whatchamacallit, calibrate the whojam and press the squodge. Then it makes that stuff. I'm the only one who knows how to use it.
Bruce(3): Why does he always explanobrag?
Fred: Because he can.
by TikkaTakka March 7, 2011
Get the Explanobrag mug.Bragging disguised as providing an explanation.
From the NBC show "Community":
Or what you’ll do twice as much work for the doctor for half the pay!? —Jeff Winger
Britta: That's called a COMPLISULT, part compliment, part insult, he invented them, I coined the term. See what I just did there. That’s an EXPLANIBRAG.
Or what you’ll do twice as much work for the doctor for half the pay!? —Jeff Winger
Britta: That's called a COMPLISULT, part compliment, part insult, he invented them, I coined the term. See what I just did there. That’s an EXPLANIBRAG.
by PB44 March 9, 2011
Get the Explanibrag mug.Related Words
It's called a Complisult. Part compliment, part insult. He invented them. I coined the term. See what I just did there? That was an explainabrag.
by Da Treatment March 5, 2011
Get the explainabrag mug.I'm the genius behind that style. It's urban couture with high contrasts. And yes that was an Explanabrag.
by dglspl July 15, 2014
Get the Explanabrag mug.Bragging under the guise of an explanation. One typically thinks he/she can get away with it because the person they're bragging to asked for the explanation.
K: Why didn't you reblog that photo if you like it so much?
J: I can't just reblog anything, I have 82 followers and they expect consistency.
K: Nice explanibrag.
J: What? I'm just answering your question.
K: uhuh
J: I can't just reblog anything, I have 82 followers and they expect consistency.
K: Nice explanibrag.
J: What? I'm just answering your question.
K: uhuh
by Kashmir Cardigan May 8, 2012
Get the explanibrag mug.Akira: So what you do is you put double cream and double sugar. I would know, I make the best coffee.
Ainsley: ...see what he did there? He's explained how to make coffee, and than bragged about it....that my friend is an "explainabrag."
Ainsley: ...see what he did there? He's explained how to make coffee, and than bragged about it....that my friend is an "explainabrag."
by Babydoll75 May 15, 2019
Get the Explainabrag mug.