high-side en · VERB
Meanings
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(intransitive, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) To show off; to strut.
One night Velvet came into a bar high-siding about the big “sting” his ho had achieved.
1973, Christina Milner, Richard Milner, Black Players: The Secret World of Black Pimps, page 135:Jigz didn't want to high-side or anything.
2011, Donald Jigz Titus, Mackin for More Millions (part 2, page 125)What do you expect, high-siding in those rags? Man, you are a walking neon sign advertising your vocation.
1972, Jack Pearl, Victims, page 42:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| high-sides | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| high-siding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| high-sided | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| high-sided | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
ostent · strut one's stuff · stunt · swagger · swank · venditate · cut round · flamboast · three-sheet · exhibitionize · preen · floss · aura farm · boulevardier · flamboast · swag it out · show off · figure away · show away · cut a wide swath · fluff one's feathers · yaya · cut it fat · ostentate · showboat · flaunt · flex · floss · high-side · strut · gallery · let one's nuts hang · stunt