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show-off
[shoh-awf, -of]
noun
a person given to pretentious display.
Synonyms: ,the act of showing off.
show off
verb
(tr) to exhibit or display so as to invite admiration
informal(intr) to behave in such a manner as to make an impression
noun
informala person who makes a vain display of himself
Other 51Թ Forms
- show-offish adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of show-off1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Charlie says he doesn't want to be seen as a show-off, so when asked about himself volunteers "something else a bit more boring".
As a child, he would sometimes talk to this star, but only when he was his most serious, real self, and not being any sort of a show-off or clown.
What for other dancers might be show-off steps are integrated into a poetic vision, a different way of being.
As a child she loved to perform — she recalled herself as “a shameful show-off” — but she never considered an acting career.
“It’s a little bit of a show-off song, but people also like to sing along to the chorus because it’s very simple,” she said.
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