humblebragging

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of humblebrag

plural humblebraggings

1. countableuncountableThe act of making a statement of humblebrag.

   In addition to her humblebragging, she also solicits engagement by emphasizing the relatability of her experiences.

   2022, Elizabeth Losh, Selfie Democracy: The New Digital Politics of Disruption and Insurrection, MIT Press, page 212

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   Jamie Kilstein is a comedian who works hard and is a nice guy. This is not a knock on his comedy. It is a knock on his humblebragging about his comedy.

   2012, Harris Wittels, Humblebrag: The Art of False Modesty, Grand Central Publishing, page 154

   No matter how interesting you might think your life is, please restrain your humblebragging. (And under no circumstances should it be acceptable to refer to yourself as an ‘influencer’.)

   2019, Simon Griffin, Fucking Good Manners, Icon Books, page 127

   The problem with your humblebragging is everyone sees through it. Okay maybe not everyone, some people are fucking stupid.

   2023, Yann Somou, Don't Be Stupid, Idiot - Helping Idiots Be Less Idiotic, [self-published], page 67