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—show-offish, adj./shoh"awf', -of'/, n.1. a person given to pretentious display.2. the act of showing off.[1770-80; n. use of v. phrase show off]Syn. 1. exhibitionist, braggart.
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Show off — est une foire d art contemporain créée à l initiative de galeristes privés, qui existe depuis octobre 2006, et se déroule concomitamment avec la FIAC (Foire internationale d art contemporain), mais sur un lieu distinct, l espace Pierre Cardin… … Wikipédia en Français
show off — {v. phr.} 1. To put out nicely for people to see; display; exhibit. * /The Science Fair gave Julia a chance to show off her shell collection./ * /The girls couldn t wait to show off their fine needlework to our visitors./ 2. {informal} To try to… … Dictionary of American idioms
show off — {v. phr.} 1. To put out nicely for people to see; display; exhibit. * /The Science Fair gave Julia a chance to show off her shell collection./ * /The girls couldn t wait to show off their fine needlework to our visitors./ 2. {informal} To try to… … Dictionary of American idioms
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show off — 1. verb a) To exhibit the best attributes of something Grocery stores show off their produce by placing the most attractive specimens in front. b) To attract attention to or demonstrate a skill, talent or property fo … Wiktionary
show-off — noun a) One who shows off. Quit being such a show off, before someone gets hurt. b) A person who attracts attention by frequently demonstrating their talents. The tone of the word varies depending on the speakers relationship with the subject,… … Wiktionary
show off — phr verb Show off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑knowledge, ↑skill, ↑suntan, ↑talent, ↑tan, ↑wares … Collocations dictionary
show-off — noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1843 1. the act of showing off 2. one that shows off ; exhibitionist • show offy adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
show off — verb Date: circa 1793 transitive verb to display proudly < wanted to show our new car off > intransitive verb to seek to attract attention by conspicuous behavior < boys showing off for the girls > … New Collegiate Dictionary
To show off — Show Show, v. t. [imp. {Showed}; p. p. {Shown}or {Showed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Showing}. It is sometimes written {shew}, {shewed}, {shewn}, {shewing}.] [OE. schowen, shewen, schewen, shawen, AS. sce[ a]wian, to look, see, view; akin to OS. scaw?n,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
