## Meanings
1. A large male bird with a long, brightly coloured tail that it can spread out like a fan.
2. To show off or strut about proudly to impress others.
3. A vain or boastful person who likes to show off.

## Examples
- The peacock spread its shimmering tail to attract a mate.
- He peacocked around the party in his new designer suit.
- What a peacock he is, forever bragging about his car.

## Synonyms
- peafowl

## Derived Forms
- meacock
- peacock-pheasant
- peacockery
- peacockian
- peacocking
- peacockish
- peacockism
- peacocklike
- peacockwise
- peacocky

## Related Forms
- pajock

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pecok

## Etymology
From Middle English pecok, pekok, pocok, pacok, equivalent to pea (“peafowl; peacock”) + cock. Compare Old Norse páfugl (“peacock”, literally “pea-fowl”), and English peahen, peachick, etc.

## AI Etymology
Peacock is from Middle English pecok, pekok, pocok, pacok, equivalent to pea (“peafowl; peacock”) + cock. Compare Old Norse páfugl (“peacock”, literally “pea-fowl”), and English peahen, peachick, etc. A key historical form is Middle English pecok. In present-day use, it can mean a large male bird with a long, brightly coloured tail that it can spread out like a fan, or to show off or strut about proudly to impress others. Derived formations include meacock, peacock-pheasant, peacockery, peacockian, peacocking.

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