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
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.
• Do not confuse with flout.
flaunt (plural flaunts)
(obsolete) Anything displayed for show.
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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
