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show-off

UK/ˈʃəʊ ˌɒf/US/ˈʃoʊ ˌɔf/

show-off noun: one who shows off; a person given to egotistically demonstrating their prowess or ability.

Noun

show-off (plural show-offs)

  1. One who shows off; a person given to egotistically demonstrating their prowess or ability.
    • Quit being such a show-off, before someone gets hurt.
    • “Don’t tell me what to do, you double-crossing little show-off!” he grated. “Here, stand aside there, and let a man pass.”1959, Roger Barlow, Stormy Voyage, New York: Simon and Schuster

show-off meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Tagalog

show-off in Tamil

show-off, profusion
ஆடம்பரம் āṭamparam
a show-off, bragger
பந்தா pantā

show-off in Malayalam

extrovert, poser, exhibitionist
പ്രദർശനതല്പരൻ, പ്രകടനപ്രിയൻ, പത്രാസുകാരൻ, ഡംഭുകാരൻ, ബാഹ്യവ്യാപാരങ്ങളിൽ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുന്ന ആൾ, ബഹിർമുഖൻ

show-off in Tagalog

one who shows off
pasikat

Examples of show-off in a sentence

  • He was, after all, a bit of a show-off when he could get away with it.2003, Robert J. Evans, Chris Dulabone, Abducted to Oz:
  • They lipsynch the soundtrack, cadge souvenirs and pester you with smarmy, show-off questions.2003, Cory Doctorow, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, Tor Books:

Forms of show-off

pluralshow-offs
alternative formshowoff

Origin of show-off

Deverbal from show off.

Words formed from show-off

Questions about show-off

What does show-off mean?
Show-off means one who shows off; a person given to egotistically demonstrating their prowess or ability.
What is show-off in Tamil?
Show-off in Tamil is ஆடம்பரம் (āṭamparam), பந்தா (pantā). See Show-off meaning in Tamil.
How do you use show-off in a sentence?
He was, after all, a bit of a show-off when he could get away with it.
What part of speech is show-off?
Show-off is a noun.
How do you pronounce show-off?
Show-off is pronounced /ˈʃəʊ ˌɒf/ (UK).
What is the plural of show-off?
The plural of show-off is show-offs.

Words near show-off in the dictionary

  1. show-glasses
  2. show-goer
  3. show-goers
  4. Show-Me State
  5. Show-Me Stater
  6. show-off
  7. show-offery
  8. show-offs
  9. show-offy
  10. show-out
  11. show-outs

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: show-off (page history and authors); ஆடம்பரம் (Tamil) (page history and authors); show-off (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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