noun
1.
a person given to pretentious display.
2.
the act of showing off.
Origin:
1770–80; noun use of verb phrase show off
1770–80; noun use of verb phrase show off
Related forms
show-off·ish, adjective
Synonyms
1. exhibitionist, braggart.
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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