Also spelled show-orf
noun
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a person who deliberately displays their abilities or possessions to attract attention or admiration
He became a show-off whenever anyone asked about his new car.
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A deverbal noun formed from the phrasal verb show off, whose reflexive sense developed from displaying something conspicuously to displaying one's own abilities or possessions for admiration.