English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] Deverbal from show off
show -off plural show-offs
One who shows off ; a person given to egotistically demonstrating their prowess or ability .
Quit being such a show-off , before someone gets hurt. Usage notes [ edit ] Describing someone as a show-off carries an implicit endorsement of their capability: one can only "show off" if one actually has something to show. An individual who seeks attention that they are not perceived to deserve is usually described more dismissively as an attention seeker loudmouth
Translations [ edit ] one who shows off
Azerbaijani: lovğa (az)
Bulgarian: фукльо m ( fukljo ) , баровец (bg) ( barovec )
Catalan: fatxenda (ca) m or f presumit (ca) m presumida (ca) f
Danish: blærerøv (da) ( slang )
Dutch: aansteller (nl) m uitslover (nl) m
Esperanto: fanfaronulo m or c pavo (eo) c
Finnish: mahtailija (fi) , brassailija ( slang )
French: m’as-tu-vu (fr) m
Georgian: მატრაკვეცა ( maṭraḳveca ) , მეტიჩარა ( meṭičara )
German: Angeber (de) m
Hebrew: שְׁוִיצֶר (he) m ( shvítzer )
Italian: coatto (it) , sborone (it) (both slang )
Latin: ostentātor m
Portuguese: metido (pt) m exibido (pt) m exibida (pt) f
Russian: позёр (ru) m ( pozjór ) , хвастун (ru) ( xvastun ) , бахвал (ru) ( baxval )
Sicilian: spacchiusu (scn) m
Spanish: exhibicionista (es) m fanfarrón (es) m fantasma (es) m ( colloquial, Spain ) , postureador m presumido (es) m mandaparte c
Tagalog: pasikat