humble-bragging
Disguised self-promotion
Humble-bragging is boasting disguised as self-deprecation or complaint.
The humble-bragger mentions an accomplishment or advantage while pretending to be modest or put-upon: So exhausted from all these job offers, I hate how I can eat anything and not gain weight.
The strategy often backfires—humble-brags tend to irritate more than straightforward boasts.
Uncertainty about oneself
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- egoOne's self-image
- self-promotionPublicizing one's own merits
fishing · attention-seeking · performative · disingenuous · transparent · cringe · eyeroll · annoying
Photo-sharing social platform
- TwitterMicroblogging social network
- captionText accompanying an image
- postVertical structural beam
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
selfie · humblebrag · hashtag · followers · viral · feed · story · LinkedIn
Very thin, underweight
- thinSmall in diameter
- complimentsExpressions of admiration
- flatteryExcessive insincere praise
- attentionFocused mental awareness
unwanted · gorgeous · photogenic · genetic · effortless · natural · youthful · fit
Expressing discontent verbally
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- busyActively occupied with tasks
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
stressed · problems · struggles · burdens · demands · obligations · overworked · overbooked
Costing much money
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- first-classOf the highest standard
- vacationLeisure time away
- designerOne who plans appearances
mansion · yacht · champagne · penthouse · upgrade · exclusive · Maldives · valet
Rank increase or publicity
- awardHonor given for merit
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- acceptanceConsent to receive
offer · invitation · selection · honor · nomination · fellowship · keynote · published
insecurity
Uncertainty about oneself
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- egoOne's self-image
self-promotion · fishing · attention-seeking · performative · disingenuous · transparent · cringe · eyeroll · annoying · insufferable
Photo-sharing social platform
influencer · selfie · humblebrag · hashtag · followers · viral · feed · story · LinkedIn · update
skinny
Very thin, underweight
- thinSmall in diameter
- complimentsExpressions of admiration
- flatteryExcessive insincere praise
attention · unwanted · gorgeous · photogenic · genetic · effortless · natural · youthful · fit · toned
complaining
Expressing discontent verbally
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- busyActively occupied with tasks
tired · stressed · problems · struggles · burdens · demands · obligations · overworked · overbooked · juggling
expensive
Costing much money
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- first-classOf the highest standard
- vacationLeisure time away
designer · mansion · yacht · champagne · penthouse · upgrade · exclusive · Maldives · valet · housekeeper
promotion
Rank increase or publicity
- awardHonor given for merit
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
acceptance · offer · invitation · selection · honor · nomination · fellowship · keynote · published · recruited
- showing offboasting, show off, boasted, flaunting, flaunt
- slang behaviorsgoofing off, messing around, fooling around, horsing around, slacking
- pretentiousnesspretentious, pretentiousness, pretension, pompous, pomposity
- showboatingshowing off, boasting, grandstanding, posturing, strutting
humble-braggingunpretentious
Lacking false superiority
self-effacement · guileless · unaffected · artless · straightforward
humble, brag, humbler, humblest, humbly, humbleness, humility, brags, bragged