In lang=en terms the difference between brag and brog
is that
brag is to boast of while
brog is to prod with a pointed instrument, such as a lance; to prick or pierce.
As verbs the difference between brag and brog
is that
brag is to boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, can do, or has done while
brog is to prod with a pointed instrument, such as a lance; to prick or pierce.
As nouns the difference between brag and brog
is that
brag is a boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification while
brog is a pointed instrument, such as a joiner's awl.
As an adjective brag
is first-rate.
As an adverb brag
is (obsolete) proudly; boastfully.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
brag English
Verb
To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, can do, or has done.
- to brag of one's exploits, courage, or money
* Shakespeare
- Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, / Brags of his substance, not of ornament.
To boast of.
*Shakespeare
- Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade
Synonyms
* boast
Derived terms
* braggart
* bragging rights
* humblebrag
Noun
( en noun)
A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
* Shakespeare
- Caesar made not here his brag / Of "came", and "saw", and "overcame".
The thing which is boasted of.
* Milton
- Beauty is Nature's brag .
(by ellipsis) The card game three card brag.
- (Chesterfield)
Adjective
( bragger)
First-rate.
(archaic) Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
* Ben Jonson
- a brag young fellow
Adverb
( en adverb)
(obsolete) proudly; boastfully
- (Fuller)
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brog English
Noun
( en noun)
A pointed instrument, such as a joiner's awl.
Verb
( brogg)
To prod with a pointed instrument, such as a lance; to prick or pierce.
- (Sir Walter Scott)
To broggle.
( Webster 1913)
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