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Definition of Showoff
1. Noun. A person given to egotistically attempting to demonstrate prowess or ability. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Showoff
1. one given to pretentious display [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Showoff
Literary usage of Showoff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster: With an Essay on Daniel by Daniel Webster, Edwin Percy Whipple (1914)
"They render depravity attractive, sometimes by the polish of its manners, and
sometimes by its very extravagance ; and study to showoff crime under all the ..."
2. Book on the physician himself, and things that concern his reputation and by Daniel Webster Cathell (1890)
"... Dr. showoff, Dr. Broiler, Dr. Frigid, Dr. Gall, and Dr. Spitfire are also
about and may be encountered in unfriendly collision. Be affable and frank, ..."
3. American Wit and Humor: A Collection from Various Sources Classified Under (1900)
"A very bright three-year-old girl in a Cambridge kindergarten was selected
to "showoff" the merits of the school, even for mere babes, ..."
4. Read & Understand Stories & Activities Grade 3 by Jo Ellen Moore (1997)
"Put an X on words that describe the hare. quick poky slow-moving steady embarrassed
well-liked foolish unkind showoff 4. What does the moral of this story ..."
5. Spanish/English Read & Understand, Grade 3. by Jo Ellen Moore (2005)
"Put an X on words that describe the hare. quick poky slow-moving steady embarrassed
well-liked foolish unkind showoff 4. What does the moral of this story ..."
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