Spoke with excessive pride about one's achievements or possessions; claimed to have or be something impressive.
From Middle English 'boost,' of uncertain origin, possibly from Old Norse 'baust' (threatening). The word originally carried connotations of threatening or bragging in a challenging way.
Boasting is humanity's oldest social media - the urge to publicly display our achievements for validation and status. The word's possible connection to 'threatening' suggests that bragging has always been a subtle form of social competition!
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