FLAUNT

flaunt

(noun) the act of displaying something ostentatiously; “his behavior was an outrageous flaunt”

flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swank

(verb) display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; “he showed off his new sports car”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Verb

flaunt (third-person singular simple present flaunts, present participle flaunting, simple past and past participle flaunted)

(intransitive, archaic) To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.

(transitive) To parade, display with ostentation.

(intransitive, archaic or literary) To show off, as with flashy clothing.

Usage notes

• Do not confuse with flout.

Noun

flaunt (plural flaunts)

(obsolete) Anything displayed for show.

Etymology 2

Verb

flaunt (third-person singular simple present flaunts, present participle flaunting, simple past and past participle flaunted)

(proscribed) To flout.

Source: Wiktionary

Flaunt ( or ; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flaunted; p. pr. & vb. n.. Flaunting.] Etym: [Cf. dial. G. flandern to flutter, wave; perh. akin to E. flatter, flutter.]

Definition: To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as, a flaunting show. You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot. Arbuthnot. One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade. Pope.

Flaunt, v. t.

Definition: To display ostentatiously; to make an impudent show of.

Flaunt, n.

Definition: Anything displayed for show. [Obs.] In these my borrowed flaunts. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition