English Explanatory Dictionary

flamboast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To show off.

Word forms

flamboast flamboasts flamboasting flamboasted

Etymology

Blend of flamboyant + boast. Green's Dictionary of Slang suggests a derivation from flam (“to trick, hoodwink, deceive”) + boast, although this is less likely due to flam being a relatively obscure word.

Synonyms

floss high-side stunt aura farm boulevardier cut a wide swath cut it fat cut round exhibitionize figure away flamboast flaunt flex fluff one's feathers gallery let one's nuts hang ostent ostentate preen showboat show away show off strut strut one's stuff swag it out swagger swank three-sheet venditate yaya
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