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Definition of tooting a person's own horn
toot (one's) own horn
verb
- to praise one's self.
He's always tooting his own horn.
Citation from "Heroic mailman saves 3 lives while on the job", Associated Press, Meghan Barr, 2010-07-20 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Good Advices", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 2 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from Complete Idiot's Guide to A Career in Computer Programming, Jesse Liberty, 1999 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: compliments, praise.
Last edited on Dec 29 2011. Submitted by Kevin H. from Cedar Rapids, IA, USA on Nov 29 2001.
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Other terms relating to 'compliments, praise': | |
| Definitions include: to praise or congratulate oneself, or give oneself thanks. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for shout-out. | |
| Definitions include: praise, compliments. | |
| Definitions include: to praise oneself. | |
| Definitions include: praise, congratulations, or thanks. | |
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Other terms relating to 'horn': | |
| Definitions include: to be aggressive in communicating one's own achievements. | |
| Definitions include: to mistreat. | |
| Definitions include: phone. | |
| Definitions include: sexual arousal. | |
| Definitions include: quickly. | |
| Definitions include: to praise oneself. | |
Other terms relating to 'own': | |
| Definitions include: having the same ideas, beliefs, or behavior as one's self. | |
| Definitions include: the experience of some unpleasantness that one gives to others. | |
| Definitions include: to praise one's self. | |
| Definitions include: to be aggressive in communicating one's own achievements. | |
| Definitions include: to praise one's self. | |
| Definitions include: "bring your own..." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "bring your own beer", "bring your own bottle", or "bring your own booze". | |
| Definitions include: "bring your own wine". | |
| Definitions include: to reach a point in one's development where one's comfortable with one's self. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "do your own homework". | |
| Definitions include: for a company's products to be used internally. | |
| Definitions include: See own. | |
| Definitions include: Clueless. | |
| Definitions include: to enjoy the smell of one's own flatulence. | |
| Definitions include: "mind (one's) own business." | |
Other terms relating to 'toot': | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of agreement. | |
| Definitions include: exciting. | |
| Definitions include: to flatulate; "fart". | |
| Definitions include: good-bye. | |
| Definitions include: to praise oneself. | |
| Definitions include: form of address for a female; "chick". | |
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