"flamboast" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: flamboasts [present, singular, third-person], flamboasting [participle, present], flamboasted [participle, past], flamboasted [past]
Etymology: Blend of flamboyant + boast. Green's Dictionary of Slang suggests a derivation from flam (“to trick, hoodwink, deceive”) + boast, although this is less likely due to flam being a relatively obscure word. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|flamboyant|boast}} Blend of flamboyant + boast, {{com|en|flam|boast|t1=to trick, hoodwink, deceive}} flam (“to trick, hoodwink, deceive”) + boast Head templates: {{en-verb}} flamboast (third-person singular simple present flamboasts, present participle flamboasting, simple past and past participle flamboasted)
  1. (intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang, dated) To show off. Wikipedia link: Green's Dictionary of Slang Tags: dated, intransitive, slang

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