show off
/ˌʃoʊ ˈɔf/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.49 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism.
Intransitive verb; Transitive verb
noun
Example Sentences
- "Grocery stores show off their produce by placing the most attractive specimens in front."
- "She loves to show off her driving prowess."
- "She loves to show off when she gets behind the wheel of a car."
- "“Listen, my Oscar,” she said, resuming at once her tender voice, “you have a propensity to talk, and to tell all you know, and all that you don’t know; and you do it to show off, with the foolish vanity of a mere lad.[…]”"
- "If you've just acquired a Google Glass headset for £1,000, don't show it off at the movies. UK cinemas are to ban the headsets over fears that the gadgets can be used to make pirate copies of Hollywood blockbusters."
- "She told the press that the group had been for an evening out and that the driver has been showing off by driving fast."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌʃoʊ ˈɔf/
- British English: /ˌʃəʊ ˈɒf/