Толковый словарь английского языка - flaunt
Flaunt
flaunt
verb Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flana to rush around Date: 1566 intransitive verb to display or obtrude oneself to public notice , to wave or flutter showily , transitive verb to display ostentatiously or impudently ; parade , to treat contemptuously , 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 out punishment to the occasional mavericks who operate rigged games, tolerate rowdyism, or otherwise ~ the law — Oscar Lewis> 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> 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>.
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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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