show-off
[shoh-awf, -of]
noun
a person given to pretentious display.
the act of showing off.
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Origin of show-off
First recorded in 1770–80; noun use of verb phrase show off
Synonyms for show-off
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for show-off
Contemporary Examples of show-off
Even his theater-buff costars thought he was “right on the money” and “absolutely not a show-off,” despite his celebrity status.
Historical Examples of show-off
Well, he'll see then that this kind of thing was all show-off, and bluff, won't he?
Alice AdamsBooth Tarkington
Once or twice, when I've paid calls with mamma, they were so fussy and show-off.
Robin RedbreastMary Louisa Molesworth
What a prancing, show-off, matinée fool you've made me look!
Does he then hang out a profession that is not true to the kernel of things, but only a show-off for impression's sake?
Studies of ChristianityJames Martineau
She graduates and comes home and there are a lot of "doings" which she attends, then comes the show-off which is called a debut.
Evening Round UpWilliam Crosbie Hunter
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper