brag vs rhapsody

brag

verb
  • To boast of something. 

  • To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself. 

adj
  • Excellent; first-rate. 

noun
  • A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification. 

  • The thing which is boasted of. 

  • The card game three card brag. 

rhapsody

verb
  • To say (something) with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm. 

  • Followed by about, on, over, or upon: to speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm. 

noun
  • An exaggeratedly enthusiastic or exalted expression of feeling in speech or writing. 

  • An instrumental composition of irregular form, often incorporating improvisation. 

  • An epic poem, or part of one, suitable for uninterrupted recitation. 

How often have the words brag and rhapsody occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )