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Flaunt is defined as to go out of your way to display something, such as your wealth or your body, in a manner that is generally considered offensive, inappropriate or gaudy.

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An example of flaunt is when you buy lots and lots of obviously expensive cars and houses just to show off how much money you have.
An example of flaunt is when you wear really short, tight clothing to show off your body.

See flaunt in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to make a gaudy, ostentatious, conspicuous, impudent, or defiant display
to flutter or wave freely

Origin: 15th & 16th c., prob. < dial. flant, to strut coquettishly, akin to Norw flanta < ON flana, run back and forth < IE *plano- < base *pla-, broad, flat, spread out > Gr planos, wandering

transitive verb

to show off proudly, defiantly, or impudently: to flaunt one's guilt
flout: usage objected to by many

noun

Archaic the act of flaunting

Related Forms:

flauntingly adverb
Rareflaunty adjective

See flaunt in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb flaunt·ed, flaunt·ing, flaunts

verb, transitive

To exhibit ostentatiously or shamelessly: flaunts his knowledge. See Synonyms at show.
Usage Problem To show contempt for; scorn.

verb, intransitive

To parade oneself ostentatiously; show oneself off.
To wave grandly: pennants flaunting in the wind.

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Origin: Origin unknown

Related Forms:

flauntˈer noun

flauntˈing·ly adverb

Usage Note: Flaunt as a transitive verb means “to exhibit ostentatiously”: She flaunted her wealth. To flout is “to show contempt for”: She flouted the proprieties. For some time now flaunt has been used in the sense “to show contempt for,” even by educated users of English. This usage is still widely seen as erroneous and is best avoided.

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