flamboast en · VERB
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(dated, intransitive, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) To show off.
"Stop shoving your fake relationship in my face and move it," I warned. ¶ "Hey!" His nostrils flared. "We ain't flamboasting!"
2006, Beth Killian, The 310: Everything She Wants, New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 114:This cafe is a jewel of architectural "flamboasting" that makes it one of the most amazing rooms in the city.
2005, Prague (Avant-Guides), third edition, New York, N.Y.: Empire Press Media, Inc., →ISBN, page 55:Motherfuckers hate to see a true nigga flamboast / Bringin' in mo' net than gross
1995 November 7, “Get Chopped”performed by The Click:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flamboasted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| flamboasted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| flamboasts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| flamboasting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
flaunt · exhibitionize · strut · swank · floss · cut it fat · showboat · boulevardier · preen · aura farm · flamboast · venditate · stunt · ostent · yaya · cut a wide swath · strut one's stuff · high-side · swagger · show off · flex · high-side · floss · three-sheet · show away · fluff one's feathers · figure away · let one's nuts hang · stunt · cut round · gallery · ostentate · swag it out