show off

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to show off

Third person singular
shows off

Simple past
showed off

Past participle
showed off

Present participle
showing off

to show off (third-person singular simple present shows off, present participle showing off, simple past and past participle showed off)

  1. (idiomatic) To exhibit; to demonstrate one's skill, talent, etc. for its own sake.
    She loves to show off her new car and her driving prowess.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
show off

Plural
show offs

show off (plural show offs)

  1. one who shows off.

[edit] Related terms

show-off, show, show up

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