show off Mr. Estes was also well connected politically, boasting that the president of the United States took his calls. — New York Times (Dec 10, 2011)

early 14c., "to brag, speak arrogantly;" from the same source as boast (n.). Related: Boasted; boasting.

mid-13c., "arrogance, presumption, pride, vanity;" c. 1300, "a brag, boastful speech," from Anglo-French bost "ostentation," probably via Scandinavian (compare Norwegian [..]

to brag or show off.

speaking of yourself in superlatives show off sport: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" Boasting is the act of making an ostenta [..]

to talk a lot about how good you are at things, to praise yourself or things which belong to you

Nowadays we might say that boasting is a big-headed thing to do, but to the Anglo-Saxons it meant something quite different. A boast was a kind of promise a warrior made in front of other people. When [..]

barimen zikh

(n) speaking of yourself in superlatives(v) show off(v) wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

glorior, glorior

The vainglory, the ostentation, that which a person boasts of, or is proud of.