Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - flaunt
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(flaunts, flaunting, flaunted) 1. If you say that someone flaunts their possessions, abilities, or qualities, you mean that they display them in a very obvious way, especially in order to try to obtain other people’s admiration. They drove around in Rolls-Royces, openly flaunting their wealth... = show off VERB: V n c darkgreen]disapproval 2. If you say that someone is flaunting themselves, you disapprove of them because they are behaving in a very confident way, or in a way that is intended to attract sexual attention. ...tourists flaunting themselves in front of the castle guards in bra and shorts. VERB: V pron-refl c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flana to rush around Date: 1566 intransitive verb 1. to display or obtrude oneself to public notice a great ~ing crowd — Charles Dickens 2. to wave or flutter showily the flag ~s in the breeze transitive verb 1. to display ostentatiously or impudently ; parade ~ing his superiority 2. to treat contemptuously ~ed the rules — Louis Untermeyer Synonyms: see show • ~ noun • ~ingly adverb • ~y adjective Usage: Although transitive sense 2 of ~ undoubtedly arose from confusion with flout, the contexts in which it appears cannot be called substandard meting out punishment to the occasional mavericks who operate rigged games, tolerate rowdyism, or otherwise ~ the law — Oscar Lewis observed with horror the ~ing of their authority in the suburbs, where men…put up buildings that had no place at all in a Christian commonwealth — Marchette Chute in our profession…very rarely do we publicly chastise a colleague who has ~ed our most basic principles — R. T. Blackburn, AAUP Bulletin. If you use it, however, you should be aware that many people will consider it a mistake. Use of flout in the sense of ~ 1 is found occasionally “The proper pronunciation,” the blonde said, flouting her refined upbringing, “is pree feeks” — Mike Royko. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. 1 (often refl.) display ostentatiously (oneself or one's finery); show off; parade (liked to flaunt his gold cuff-links; flaunted themselves before the crowd). Usage Often confused with flout. 2 wave or cause to wave proudly (flaunted the banner). --n. an act or instance of flaunting. Derivatives flaunter n. flaunty adj. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. реять; гордо развеваться (о знаменах, плюмажах) 2. рисоваться; выставлять себя на показ 3. щеголять; афишировать to flaunt one's wealth —- похваляться своим богатством to flaunt advanced opinios —- щеголять передовыми идеями 4. простореч. пренебрегать to flaunt regulations —- нарушать устав ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) гордо развеваться (о знаменах) 2) выставлять (себя) напоказ, рисоваться; щеголять ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1566, "to display oneself in flashy clothes," of unknown origin. Transitive sense is from 1827. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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