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SHOW-OFF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
Synonyms:
exhibitionist; show-off
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("show-off" is a kind of...):
egoist; egotist; swellhead (a conceited and self-centered person)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "show-off"):
grandstander (someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand)
hot dog; hotdog (someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself)
poser; poseur (a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not)
Derivation:
show off (display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously)
