- humblebrag
- n.An ostensibly humble comment that also demonstrates the person's wealth, fame, or importance. Also: humble-brag, humble brag.Example Citations:In Paris, superproducer Marin Karmitz had money and wasn't afraid to spend it to help Kieslowski make a trilogy both artful and lavish. (Karmitz humblebrags in an interview on these discs that, during Red, he was taken to the cleaners by a Geneva woman whose apartment was to be the heroine's; Karmitz put her up in the city's most expensive hotel, all expenses paid, for two months.)—Dan Kois, " The White Stuff: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/dvdextras/2011/11/krzysztof_kieslowski_s_three_colors_trilogy_revisited_.html," Slate, November 15, 2011And for anybody wondering about his fiscal fitness, before "Fields of Gold," Sting explained that he came up with the song after buying a "house," then stopped the tale to add a clarifying humblebrag: "It was a castle, really."—Dave McKenna, " In concert: Sting at Constitution Hall: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/click-track/post/in-concert-sting-at-constitution-hall/2011/10/31/gIQAsJCKZM_blog.html," The Washington Post, October 31, 2011Earliest Citation:Just won the 109 turbo (8:30) and feel great—chamlight, " Humble brag: http://www.pocketfives.com/f7/humble-brag-482096/," PocketFives, August 14, 2009Notes:This word has become somewhat famous thanks to the Humblebrag: http://twitter.com/Humblebrag Twitter feed, created and maintained by the comedian and writer Harris Wittels, which retweets humblebrags of the rich and famous. Some recent examples:\@piersmorgan So \@SHAQ called ME a 'legend' tonight. Feel free to be as surprised as I was...and as \@MagicJohnson was! \#CNN 9pm ET\@dangillmor: Seems clear to me that the Steve Jobs biography was rushed out the door, and not only because my name is spelled wrong.\@blakeshelton To the owner of the red Jeep Cherokee in Durant Ok.. I apologize. But at least you can tell folks a Grammy nominee ran you off the road!Related Words: Categories:
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