toot one's own horn

verb

To promote oneself; to boast or brag; to tout oneself.

“Not to toot my own horn, but I already knew all that.”

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blow one's own trumpet
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Meanings

verbtoot one's own horn (third-person singular simple present toots one's own horn, present participle tooting one's own horn, simple past and past participle tooted one's own horn)

present singular third person toots one's own horn · participle present tooting one's own horn · participle past tooted one's own horn · past tooted one's own horn · alternative blow one's own horn

  1. idiomaticTo promote oneself; to boast or brag; to tout oneself.

    Not to toot my own horn, but I already knew all that.

    1 more example

    Not to toot our own horn, but we def had Austin Powers on VHS. This fun pop culture costume for couples may require some planning in advance to come up with these unique costumes, but trust us—it'll pay off!

    2023 September 19, Chaise Sanders, “50 Best Halloween Costumes of All Time, From the Classics to the Truly Unique”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2023

    Synonyms: blow one's own trumpet

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo promote oneself; to boast or brag; to tout oneself.

Similar
blow one's own trumpet
Also see
break one's arm patting oneself on the back

Translations

Arabic يتفاخر
  • يتفاخرpromote oneself
Chinese Mandarin 自吹自擂, 臉上貼金 /脸上贴金
  • 自吹自擂 (zìchuīzìléi)promote oneself
  • 臉上貼金 /脸上贴金 (liǎnshàngtiējīn)promote oneself
Finnish kehua itseään, tehdä itsestään numero
  • kehua itseäänpromote oneself
  • tehdä itsestään numeropromote oneself
French s’envoyer des fleurs, se jeter des fleurs
  • s’envoyer des fleurspromote oneself
  • se jeter des fleurspromote oneself
  • faire son propre élogepromote oneself
Hindi अपनी बड़ाई करना
  • अपनी बड़ाई करना (apnī baṛāī karnā)promote oneself
Italian battersi la grancassa da solo, darsi delle arie
  • battersi la grancassa da solopromote oneself
  • darsi delle ariepromote oneself
Japanese 自画自賛する
  • 自画自賛する (jigajisan suru)promote oneself
Māori wahahuka
  • wahahukapromote oneself
Polish pochlebiać sobie, pochlebić sobie
  • pochlebiać sobiepromote oneself
  • pochlebić sobiepromote oneself
Portuguese puxar a brasa à sua sardinha
  • puxar a brasa à sua sardinhapromote oneself
Spanish alardear, echarse flores
  • alardearpromote oneself
  • echarse florespromote oneself
  • fanfarronearpromote oneself
  • presumirpromote oneself
Tagalog magbuhat ng sariling bangko, maglako ng asin
  • magbuhat ng sariling bangkopromote oneself
  • maglako ng asinpromote oneself
  • magbilad ng asinpromote oneself
Cite this entry
APA

toot one's own horn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toot%20one's%20own%20horn

MLA

“toot one's own horn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toot%20one's%20own%20horn. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toot one's own horn,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toot%20one's%20own%20horn.

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