brag vs triumph

brag

noun
  • The card game three card brag. 

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

  • The thing which is boasted of. 

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. 

triumph

noun
  • A card trick in which the cards are shuffled with half face-up and half face-down, then laid out so that only the observer's chosen card is facing upward. 

  • A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor. 

  • A state of joy or exultation at success. 

  • a ceremony held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the military achievement of an army commander. 

  • A work of art, cuisine, etc. of very high quality. 

  • A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest. 

  • A card game, also called trump. 

verb
  • To play a trump in a card game. 

  • To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy. 

  • To be prosperous; to flourish. 

  • To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation. 

  • To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties. 

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