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boaster

[boh-ster] / ˈboʊ stər /


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He was not a boaster, but it was clear from his pictures—of war, of conflict, of civil unrest—that he was brave.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 8, 2019

Turns out the closeness, once highly anticipated, was now suffocating because the friend was a nonstop talker, boaster, and one-upper.

From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2014

Larry Bird is not the first name that comes to mind when thinking of great trash-talkers in history, but he was a stealth boaster.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2014

At the risk of sounding like a big boasty boaster, to be funny is easier for me than anything else.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2013

It served as the funeral knell of the boaster.

From Jack Buntline by William Henry Giles Kingston




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