The act, habit, or instance of bragging; excessive boasting or self-promotion.
Formed from 'bragger' plus the suffix '-y' (which creates nouns from other nouns), or directly from 'brag' plus '-ery.' The '-ery' suffix (as in 'bakery,' 'trickery') transforms verbs into nouns describing the activity itself. This noun form emerged to describe bragging as a practice or behavior.
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