Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dated, slang)To show off.

Origin

Blend of flamboyant + boast. Green's Dictionary of Slang suggests a derivation from flam (

Blend of flamboyant + boast. Green's Dictionary of Slang suggests a derivation from flam (“to trick, hoodwink, deceive”) + boast, although this is less likely due to flam being a relatively obscure word.

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Forms

flamboasts, flamboasting, flamboasted, flamboasted
Base formflamboast · to flamboast
3rd person singularflamboasts
Present participleflamboasting
Past simpleflamboasted
Past participleflamboasted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyflamboast
he, she, itflamboasts

Past simpleLesson

all personsflamboasted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave flamboasted
he, she, ithas flamboasted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill flamboast

Synonyms

30 synonyms
galleryA2flosshigh-sidestuntaura farmboulevardiercut a wide swathcut it fatcut roundexhibitionizefigure awayflauntflexfluff one's feathers

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
flakflakeflakyflamboyantflameB2
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