凡尔赛
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Humble-bragging — showing off wealth or achievements while pretending to be modest or complaining.
Origin & Background
Named after the Palace of Versailles. Popularized by blogger 小奶球 in 2020 who shared stories of people casually mentioning luxury lifestyles.
Examples
"Ugh, my boyfriend only bought me a BMW, not a Porsche" — so 凡尔赛.
她发朋友圈太凡尔赛了。(Her WeChat Moments posts are so humble-braggy.)
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