bait and brag

A play on the bait and switch. When an old friend or acquaintance reconnects with you for the soul purpose of bragging because they've run out of friends to talk to. I.e. anyone who respects them enough to listen anymore.

“Hey! Long time no talk, I was just thinking about you and wondered what was new with you?”

“Oh hey! Well that’s nice, thanks for thinking of me. Funny that you asked, I actually just had a sex change and adopted a baby boy”

“Cool. So I just got a huge raise and a bonus and went to central America! Was thinking of switching jobs and moving away cause I’m quite bored here. What do you think?”

^Classic bait and brag^