"show-off" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: show-offs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from show off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|show off}} Deverbal from show off Head templates: {{en-noun}} show-off (plural show-offs)
  1. One who shows off; a person given to egotistically demonstrating their prowess or ability. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who shows off): lovğa (Azerbaijani), фукльо (fukljo) [masculine] (Bulgarian), баровец (barovec) (Bulgarian), fatxenda [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), presumit [masculine] (Catalan), presumida [feminine] (Catalan), blærerøv [slang] (Danish), aansteller [masculine] (Dutch), uitslover [masculine] (Dutch), fanfaronulo [common-gender, masculine] (Esperanto), pavo [common-gender] (Esperanto), mahtailija (Finnish), brassailija [slang] (Finnish), m’as-tu-vu [masculine] (French), მატრაკვეცა (maṭraḳveca) (Georgian), მეტიჩარა (meṭičara) (Georgian), Angeber [masculine] (German), שְׁוִיצֶר (shvítzer) [masculine] (Hebrew), coatto (Italian), sborone [slang] (Italian), ostentātor [masculine] (Latin), metido [masculine] (Portuguese), exibido [masculine] (Portuguese), exibida [feminine] (Portuguese), позёр (pozjór) [masculine] (Russian), хвастун (xvastun) (Russian), бахвал (baxval) (Russian), spacchiusu [masculine] (Sicilian), exhibicionista [masculine] (Spanish), fanfarrón [masculine] (Spanish), fantasma [Spain, colloquial, masculine] (Spanish), postureador [masculine] (Spanish), presumido [masculine] (Spanish), mandaparte [common-gender] (Spanish), pasikat (Tagalog)

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