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boastful talk; bragging; brag story
A story or speech in which the speaker brags about their own accomplishments, possessions, family, or experiences. Usually carries a negative tone — listeners find it tedious or off-putting.
また自慢話が始まった。
Here he goes bragging again.
彼の自慢話にはうんざりだ。
I'm fed up with his bragging.
息子の自慢話ばかりする親は周りから嫌われる。
Parents who do nothing but brag about their sons end up disliked by those around them.
Compound of 自慢 (pride, boasting) + 話 (story, talk). The second element is rendaku-voiced to ばなし. Almost always negative — describing someone else's bragging as tedious or annoying.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 自慢話をする: to brag, to tell brag stories
- 自慢話が始まる: the bragging starts (set phrase)
- 自慢話ばかり: nothing but bragging
- 自慢話を聞かされる: to be made to listen to someone's bragging
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 自慢: pride, boasting — the act or feeling, not the resulting story
- 手柄話: tale of one's exploits — focuses on past achievements, often heroic