Noun: show-off 'show,óf
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- Someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
"The show-off performed a series of unnecessary stunts on his skateboard";
- exhibitionist, showboat [N. Amer, informal]
- Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
"he showed off his new sports car";
- flaunt, flash [informal], ostentate [archaic], swank [informal], flex [N. Amer, informal], showboat [N. Amer, informal], parade
Derived forms: show-offs, showed off, showing off, shown off, shows off
Type of: display, egoist, egotist, exhibit, expose, swellhead [N. Amer, informal]