Humblebragging — bragging masked by a complaint or humility — really infuriates people. Mainly because the disguise isn’t fooling us.
A 2018 study from researchers at Harvard and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill found that it is even worse than regular, straight-up self-promotion. The latter at least comes off as genuine!
However, some folks just can’t help it. They let their insecurities get the best of them and put their false modesty on full display, ready to savor all the attention and recognition it might earn.
When that happens, they end up on a subreddit called r/HumbleBrag. The online community for shaming this pitiful self-presentation. Continue scrolling and check out some of its top posts.
#1 Very Pretty Girl Btw
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#2 Ah Yes
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#3 I Laughed More Than I Should’ve
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#4 Woman Got Called Out In A Facebook Group For Humblebragging About Paying For Someone’s Burger And Fries
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#5 These People Are Cancer
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#6 Loves His Niece
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#7 Saw This In My Feed And Felt It Belonged Here
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#8 Mum’s Stretching The Truth
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#9 If Only There Were A Way To Prevent This From Happening
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#10 ” Just A Kid In My Bedroom” Who Is Actually A God
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#11 Bible Belt Humblebrag
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#12 Subtle
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#13 This Guy Has Too Many Friends
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#14 Such Grace. Such Restraint
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#15 You Lose Touch So Fast
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#16 It’s So Annoying, Especially Because It’s Daily
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#17 So Embarrassing
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#18 This Is The Very Definition Of Humble Brag
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#19 She Made Up A Story In Order To Flex
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#20 University Is So Wierd
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#21 Ughhh, Im Sooeee Bad At Drawing
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#22 A Humblebrag Of The Finest Quality
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#23 Good On You For Being Fluent In 4 Languages
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#24 What She Said: Happy Mother’s Day, Ugly!
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#25 Girl I Went To School With Always Posts Dumb Things Like This
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#26 Humblebrag
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#27 Self Explanatory
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#28 *my Wife- That’s Amazing
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#29 Floyd Mayweather The King Of The Humblebrag
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#30 Everybody Wants To Do Me Lmao!
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#31 Poor Guy
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#32 How Would I Know?
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#33 Hope Its A Good One
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#34 Don’t Mind Me Just Getting My Iphones Mixed Up
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#35 He Wasn’t Event Trying To Flex, Guys. He’s Just That Rich
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#36 Weird Flex But Okay
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#37 Don’t Be Too Humble
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#38 I Wish I Could Be Unhealthy But I’m Just Too Fit!
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#39 Can’t Relate
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#40 Phew!! That Was A Close One
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#41 Guys She’s Struggling With Finding Herself
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#42 $4000 A Day? How Will He Eat?
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#43 Yeah…the Switch Makes It Enjoyable
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#44 Oh Such Agony
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#45 I’m Sure Your Sister Appreciates That Post
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#46 “Check Out How Many Guys Want Me!”
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#47 Mom, You’re Making My Life So Hard!!
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#48 Girl On My Facebook
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#49 She Is Fed Up With All The Guys Giving Her Business Cards
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#50 “I’m An Actor”
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