Humblebrag
verb
1. to subtly let others know about how fantastic your life is while undercutting it with a bit of self-effacing humor or "woe is me" gloss. --- Urban Dictionary.
Sound familiar? These have been taking over Facebook and Twitter feeds recently, even going so far as to invade CU Admirers, so chances are that you’ve probably rolled your eyes at one of them in the past day.
Or perhaps you’ve even invented a few yourself! (No shame. This writer knows she is guilty.) The term has even prompted a New York Times article, so like "YOLO" and "Gangnam Style," it’s here to stay.
To give you a good idea of what these look like so that you can learn to spot and then avoid them in the future, read on for a list of Columbia-inspired Facebook brags:
1. Of course the night I go to Le Cirque for Restaurant Week is the night John Jay serves steak.
2. Can’t believe I was wearing sweats when I ran into Daniel Radcliffe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt on College Walk today…
3. Just realized my stat midterm is the day after I get back from Spring Break in the Bahamas… guess I’ll just have to try to study while tanning and getting drunk #multitasking #ugghh
