From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishflauntflaunt /flɔːnt $ flɒːnt, flɑːnt/ verb [transitive] 1 SHOW/LET somebody SEE somethingto show your money, success, beauty etc so that other people notice it – used to show disapproval The rich flaunted their wealth while the poor starved on the streets.2 → if you’ve got it, flaunt it→ See Verb table
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flaunt• This production flaunts a major advantage the National has over traditional West End theaters, with their proscenium stages.• Others have called him arrogant, for flaunting his millionaire lifestyle.• He reciprocated by flaunting his other affairs in her face.• He's very rich, but he doesn't like to flaunt his wealth or waste his money.• They feel they are the greatest and they want to flaunt it, as noisily as possible.• If you've got it, flaunt it!• It certainly was a curious experience to flaunt one's religion in the face of London.• The owners who have bought and restored them proudly flaunt that history, as well.• Widow birds have thick black tails many times the lengths of their bodies, which they flaunt while flying above the grass.• Limousines aren't necessarily a way of flaunting your wealth.Origin flaunt (1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language