''Boasting'' or '''bragging''' is the act of making an ostentatious [[speech]]. It is considered a [[vice]] by such major religious groups as Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been [[studied]] by such [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology evolutionary psychologists] and can involve [[magnifying]] an accomplishment out of [[proportion]] to its importance. | ''Boasting'' or '''bragging''' is the act of making an ostentatious [[speech]]. It is considered a [[vice]] by such major religious groups as Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been [[studied]] by such [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology evolutionary psychologists] and can involve [[magnifying]] an accomplishment out of [[proportion]] to its importance. |