Social DynamicsDiagnosis
Humblebrag
HUM-bul-bragnoun
What it means
A boast wearing the costume of a confession, ordinarily beginning with an apology for the thing being announced.
What it actually means
I am telling you that I am winning.
How it is used in a sentence
"Sorry for the radio silence, it's been nonstop since the raise."
Filed under
Social Dynamics — The unwritten rules we invented online and now enforce in public without irony.
Diagnosis — The phrase already names a real problem. We define it properly.
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