show offish

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noun

a person given to pretentious display.

the act of showing off.

Origin:
1770–80; noun use of verb phrase show off

Related forms

show-off·ish, adjective

Synonyms
1. exhibitionist, braggart.

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Word Origin & History

show-off

1776 (n.) "a display;" see show (v.). In ref. to the person who makes an ostentatious display, attested from 1924. The verb is first recorded 1793.

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Show offish is always a great word to know.

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