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exhibitionist

[ek-suh-bish-uh-nist]
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noun

a person who behaves in ways intended to attract attention or display his or her powers, personality, etc.
Psychiatry. a person afflicted with the compulsions of exhibitionism.

RELATED WORDS

gaudy, swank, splashy, flamboyant, extravagant, classy, garish, jaunty, conspicuous, glittery, pretentious, boastful, chichi, crass, dashing, egotistic, flatulent, fussy, gay, grandiose

Nearby words

  1. exhibition,
  2. exhibition game,
  3. exhibition killing,
  4. exhibitioner,
  5. exhibitionism,
  6. exhibitive,
  7. exhibitively,
  8. exhibitor,
  9. exhibitory,
  10. exhilarant

Origin of exhibitionist

First recorded in 1815–25; exhibition + -ist
Related formsex·hi·bi·tion·is·tic, adjectiveex·hi·bi·tion·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·ex·hi·bi·tion·is·tic, adjectivesem·i·ex·hi·bi·tion·ist, noun
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Word Origin and History for exhibitionistic

exhibitionist

n.

1821, "one who takes part in an exhibition;" psychosexual sense is from 1893, in Craddock's translation of Krafft-Ebing; see exhibition + -ist. Related: Exhibitionism; exhibitionistic.

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