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proud as a peacock

/pɹaʊd əz ə ˈpiːkɒk/

proud as a peacock adjective: extremely proud.

Adjective

proud as a peacock (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, simile) Extremely proud.
    • “Donʼt nobody want to see a black man look like you walkinʼ proud as a peacock. Like you ainʼt got a lick of fear in you.”2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 158

Questions about proud as a peacock

What does proud as a peacock mean?
Proud as a peacock means extremely proud.
What part of speech is proud as a peacock?
Proud as a peacock is an adjective.
How do you pronounce proud as a peacock?
Proud as a peacock is pronounced /pɹaʊd əz ə ˈpiːkɒk/.

Words near proud as a peacock in the dictionary

  1. protégé effect
  2. protégée
  3. protégées
  4. protégés
  5. proud
  6. proud as a peacock
  7. proud as Lucifer
  8. proud as Punch
  9. Proud Boy
  10. Proud Boys
  11. proud flesh

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