humble bragger
Disguised self-promoter
A humble bragger is someone who boasts while disguising it as self-deprecation or complaint: I'm so exhausted from all these job offers or It's such a hassle maintaining three vacation homes.
The false modesty makes the boast more annoying than straightforward bragging would be.
The term emerged in the early 2010s as social media made the behavior more visible and irritating.
- showoffOne who flaunts abilities
- look at meRequest for attention
- boastfulGiven to self-praise
- modestLacking in pretension
- false modestyPretend self-deprecation
fishing · compliment · insecure · annoying · subtle · pretentious · vain · humblebrag · fake · coy · smug · insufferable · eyeroll · flexing · social media · overachiever · privileged · first world problem
- showoffsshowoff, show-off, braggart, boaster, showboat
- snobssnob, elitist, snoot, prig, highbrow
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- online personastroll, bot, influencer, lurker, spammer
humble braggerstraight shooter
Forthright, blunt person
self-aware · what-you-see-is-what-you-get · guileless · unaffected · what you see is what you get
humble braggershow-off
One who flaunts
blowhard · egotist · loudmouth · grandstander · self-promoter
humble braggerunassuming
Not making claims
unsung hero · self-deprecating · wallflower · shrinking violet · team player
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