show-off

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show′-off`

1. a person given to pretentious display.

2. the act of showing off.

[1770–80]

show′-off`ish, adj.

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Noun

show-off - someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention

egoist, egotist, swellhead - a conceited and self-centered person

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

noun (Informal) exhibitionist, boaster, swaggerer, hot dog (chiefly U.S.), poseur, egotist, braggart, braggadocio, peacock He's outgoing, but not a show-off.

Translations

[ˈʃəʊɒf] N → presumido/a m/f, fantasmón/ona m/f (Sp)

[ˈʃəʊˌɒf] n (fam) → esibizionista m/f

→ مُتَفَاخِر vejtaha pralhals Angeber φιγούρα fanfarrón leveilijä frimeur razmetljivac ostentazione 見せびらかし 과시 uitslover skrytepave pozer exibicionista хвастун skrytmåns คนที่ชอบโอ้อวด gösteriş kẻ phô trương 爱卖弄的人

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