Words at Play : Top 10 User-Submitted Words, Vol. 6
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#1: Humble Brag

Definition:

a statement that conveys false humility : a brag couched in self-deprecation

Example:

"Facebook seems to be the perfect place for this. How many status reads have actually been humble brags?" – post on Elizabeth Runs blog, February 25, 2011

Submitted by:

Sandra Turnbull, CA

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