show-off
noun
a person given to pretentious display.
showoff
-
a variation of
show-off.
Example Sentences
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Probably the best-known catkin showoff — beloved by bees, gardeners and flower arrangers — is the Japanese pink pussy willow Mt.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
“He thought he was doing his job. He wasn’t a showoff in that respect and wasn’t searching for hero worship.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2021
He dug beyond the oppressive ego of Tchaikovsky, beyond indulgent melodrama, beyond the showoff insecurities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2019
The bloated, downy visage of a college debate team showoff is gone.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2018
She'd think I was a showoff and that I wasn’t respectful, and that I was precocious.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
