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title: "humblebrag · GenZ Decoded"
description: "humblebrag: A boast disguised as a complaint or modest remark. Example: \"Saying she's exhausted from her third vacation is a humblebrag.\" Meaning and usage."
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# humblebrag

Millennial[#social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/)

**Meaning.** A boast disguised as a complaint or modest remark.

See it in a sentence

Saying she's exhausted from her third vacation is a humblebrag.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [aura farming](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/aura-farming/),[flex](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/flex/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    humblebrag

- Gen X

    [fronting](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fronting/)

- Boomer

    [showboat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/showboat/)

- Plain English

    boast disguised as a complaint or modest remark

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## Related slang

- [hop off](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hop-off/): Telling someone to stop bothering you or mind their own business.
- [hot take](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hot-take/): A deliberately controversial or provocative opinion.
- [hunty](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hunty/): A blend of 'honey' used as a sassy term of endearment among friends.
- [I'm outta here](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/i-m-outta-here/): A casual announcement that one is leaving.

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