humblebrag
English
Etymology
humble + brag; coined by writer and comedian Harris Wittels (1984–2015), posted on Twitter in 2010.[1]
Noun
humblebrag (plural humblebrags)
- An ostensibly self-deprecating statement made to show off. [from 2010]
- A person who makes spurious statements in order to gain the moral high ground.
Verb
humblebrag (third-person singular simple present humblebrag, present participle g, simple past and past participle ing)
- To make a humblebrag.
Related terms
See Thesaurus:humble
Further reading
Harris Wittels on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- ^ Harris Wittels (2010 November) “@Humblebrag”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], archived from the original on 11 November 2010