strut one's stuff en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To behave or perform in a showy or ostentatious manner, as if to impress others; to show off.
When I'm out walking, I strut my stuff / Yeah, and I'm so strung out / I'm high as a kite, I just might / Stop to check you out
1983, Gordon Gano, “Blister in the Sun”, in Violent Femmes, performed by Violent Femmes:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| struts one's stuff | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| strutting one's stuff | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| strutted one's stuff | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| strutted one's stuff | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
cut a wide swath · three-sheet · flex · cut it fat · flaunt · venditate · show off · swag it out · preen · strut · swank · figure away · high-side · gallery · fluff one's feathers · yaya · ostent · swagger · preen · let one's nuts hang · showboat · strut one's stuff · aura farm · cut round · show away · exhibitionize · flamboast · stunt · boulevardier · fluff one's feathers · cut a wide swath · floss · ostentate
Translations (7)
fr pavaner (behave in a showy manner) · fi kukkoilla (behave in a showy manner) · cmn 大显身手 (behave in a showy manner) · es lucir palmito (behave in a showy manner) · fi kekkaloida (behave in a showy manner) · ro împăuna (behave in a showy manner) · es taquillar (behave in a showy manner)