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show-offy

show-offy adjective: inclined to show off; exhibitionistic, ostentatious.

Adjective

show-offy (comparative more show-offy, superlative most show-offy)

  1. (informal) Inclined to show off; exhibitionistic, ostentatious.

Forms of show-offy

comparativemore show-offy
superlativemost show-offy

Origin of show-offy

From show off + -y.

Questions about show-offy

What does show-offy mean?
Show-offy means inclined to show off; exhibitionistic, ostentatious.
What part of speech is show-offy?
Show-offy is an adjective.

Words near show-offy in the dictionary

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

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