BOAST
What does "BOAST" mean?
To talk with excessive pride about oneself or one's achievements.
Meanings
- To speak with exaggerated pride about oneself or one's possessions. He loved to boast about his car to anyone who'd listen.
- To possess as a noteworthy feature, said of a place or thing. The town boasts the oldest bridge in the country.
- A statement made out of pride; a brag. His boast turned out to be completely true.
Word origin
From Middle English 'bost', meaning loud talk or threatening; of uncertain origin, possibly from Anglo-Norman, with the sense of arrogant self-praise established by the 14th century.
Remember it
A BOAST always has a BOAST-er at its center - say it and you can hear the puffed-up 'oh' of pride.
A little poem
He spent the evening listing what he'd done -
the room grew quiet long before he'd won.
couplet
Wordplay
- The town boasts the world's most modest citizens - and won't stop telling you so.
What it teaches
The loudest boast is usually a question wearing the mask of an answer.
Quick facts
What does BOAST mean?
To talk with excessive pride about oneself or one's achievements.
Is BOAST a valid word?
Yes — BOAST is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BOAST?
BOAST has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BOAST come from?
From Middle English 'bost', meaning loud talk or threatening; of uncertain origin, possibly from Anglo-Norman, with the sense of arrogant self-praise established by the 14th century.
What can BOAST teach us?
The loudest boast is usually a question wearing the mask of an answer.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.