W.I.P. I’ll finish it later. Maybe.
About
Humblebrag is a term referring to the act of making a self-deprecating statement, with the actual purpose of drawing attention to something of which one is proud, in a similar vein to First World Problems. The term gained popularity in 2010, after the creation of a novelty twitter account dedicated to retweeting humblebrags was created.
Origin
The term Humblebrag first appeared as part of a novelty twitter account[1] created by late comedian Harris Wittels[2] in November 2010, dedicated to retweeting other tweets which could be seen as Humblebrags, first starting with a tweet by model Kate Upton referencing an upcoming celebrity sporting tournament she was taking part in (shown below).
Excited for tacobell</a> all-star celeb softballgame Who would have known I'm model turned pro athlete?I'm thinking I shuld step up my gym time</p>— Kate Upton (
KateUpton) June 23, 2011
The twitter account continued to run until March 1 2013, when the account finished updating. As of May 2015, the account has over 248,000 followers.