SHOW-OFF
Dictionary entry overview: What does show-off mean? • SHOW-OFF (noun)
The noun SHOW-OFF has 1 sense:
1. someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
Familiarity information: SHOW-OFF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SHOW-OFF (noun)
Meaning:
Someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
show-off; exhibitionist
Hypernyms ("show-off" is a kind of...):
egoist; egotist; swellhead (a conceited and self-centered person)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "show-off"):
grandstander (someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand)
hot dog; hotdog (someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself)
poser; poseur (a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not)
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