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show oneself

show oneself verb: to expose one's genitalia, especially in an inappropriate setting; to expose oneself.

Verb

show oneself (third-person singular simple present shows oneself, present participle showing oneself, simple past showed oneself, past participle shown oneself)

  1. (euphemistic) To expose one's genitalia, especially in an inappropriate setting; to expose oneself.
    • He told her to show herself to him.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see show, oneself.
    • There was a prevailing fear of the effect of large undertakings becoming monopolistic, and Parliament showed itself unwilling to sanction any large groupings.1948 January and February, “British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 1

Forms of show oneself

third-person singular presentshows oneself
present participleshowing oneself
pastshowed oneself
past participleshown oneself

Questions about show oneself

What does show oneself mean?
Show oneself means to expose one's genitalia, especially in an inappropriate setting; to expose oneself.
What part of speech is show oneself?
Show oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of show oneself?
The past tense of show oneself is showed oneself.

Words near show oneself in the dictionary

  1. show one's teeth
  2. show one's true colors
  3. show one's true colours
  4. show one's true stripes
  5. show one's work
  6. show oneself
  7. show out
  8. show pony
  9. show ring
  10. show rings
  11. show round

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