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Definition of Show off
1. Verb. Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously. "He showed off his new sports car"
Generic synonyms: Display, Exhibit, Expose
Specialized synonyms: Flex, Splurge
Derivative terms: Flaunt, Ostentation, Ostentation, Show-off
Definition of Show off
1. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To exhibit the best attributes of something. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive and intransitive idiomatic) To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism. ¹
3. Noun. one who shows off. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Show Off
Literary usage of Show off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"But the city itself has а тегу different aspect : its situation is relieved by
numerous gentle hills, which show off to great advantage its fine public ..."
2. Proceedings by North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (1906)
"ary courtship or the instinct of the boy to show off and the girl to approve by
giving attention to boys' nonsense, is cut off from the recitation. ..."
3. Woman's Share in Social Culture by Anna Garlin Spencer (1912)
"... by having in the family idle, or seemingly idle women, to "show off," while
they retain for themselves the really interesting and important activities. ..."
4. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1862)
"horse for show. G. prangen, Du. prank, ostentation, finery. Te pronk stellen, to
show off; ... show off ..."
5. The Sunday Magazine by Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh (1869)
"So she comes forward in the character of Ilis prompter and patroness—with somewhat
of a woman's and a mother's desire to show off the high dignity of her ..."
6. Talking Business by John Mantle Clapp, L. N. Andres (1919)
"Not Too Graphic — Don't Show-Off! One caution, as to the matter of graphic wording:
Don't overdo it. It is only too easy to get so interested in the means ..."
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