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All about me: Why a humblebrag is still a drag

ByTanisha Saxena
Oct 20, 2023 03:40 PM IST

You’re not modest if you have to tell the world you are. To hell with humility! Celebrate your wins

American comedian Harris Wittels passed away, at 30, in 2015, of heroin overdose. Is he tooting his own horn in heaven? Because before he departed, he gifted humanity with a most useful phrase. Wittels coined the term “humblebragging” on Twitter in 2010. It refers to the act of weaving one’s personal accomplishments and indulgences into casual conversation, and deliberately downplaying it.

On the Beckham documentary, Victoria Beckham claims she grew up working class. David gets her to admit she went to school in a Rolls-Royce.
On the Beckham documentary, Victoria Beckham claims she grew up working class. David gets her to admit she went to school in a Rolls-Royce.
On the Graham Norton show, Gwyneth Paltrow’s so-relatable tale of cooking duck backfired when she mentioned she tossed it into her pool.
On the Graham Norton show, Gwyneth Paltrow’s so-relatable tale of cooking duck backfired when she mentioned she tossed it into her pool.
In May, when Sudha Murty (centre) appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show, she mentioned that a British immigration officer at Heathrow refused to believe she was UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s mother-in-law. Murty was trolled for exaggerating her humble public persona.
In May, when Sudha Murty (centre) appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show, she mentioned that a British immigration officer at Heathrow refused to believe she was UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s mother-in-law. Murty was trolled for exaggerating her humble public persona.
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