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A person who likes to show off is called
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show-offnoun & adjective
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word show-off. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
About 0.1occurrences per million words in modern written English
| 1800 | 0.0017 |
| 1810 | 0.0024 |
| 1820 | 0.0039 |
| 1830 | 0.0058 |
| 1840 | 0.009 |
| 1850 | 0.0098 |
| 1860 | 0.011 |
| 1870 | 0.01 |
| 1880 | 0.011 |
| 1890 | 0.0097 |
| 1900 | 0.014 |
| 1910 | 0.03 |
| 1920 | 0.061 |
| 1930 | 0.095 |
| 1940 | 0.12 |
| 1950 | 0.13 |
| 1960 | 0.13 |
| 1970 | 0.12 |
| 1980 | 0.11 |
| 1990 | 0.11 |
| 2000 | 0.11 |
| 2010 | 0.12 |
Earliest known use
late 1700s
The earliest known use of the word show-off is in the late 1700s.
OED's earliest evidence for show-off is from 1776, in the writing of Samuel Pratt, writer and actor.
show-off is formed within English, by compounding.
Etymons:showv., offadv.
Nearby entries
- showjump, v.1935–
- showjumper, n.1886–
- showjumping, n.1879–
- showler, n.1689–1897
- showman, n.1728–
- showmanism, n.1845–
- showmanry, n.188
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