Definition of FLAUNT

flaunt

Plural: flaunts

Noun

  • the act of displaying something ostentatiously
    • "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt"
  • Anything displayed for show.

Verb

Verb Forms: flaunted, flaunting, flaunts

  • To display conspicuously or ostentatiously, often defiantly.
  • display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
  • To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.
  • To parade, display with ostentation.
  • To show off, as with flashy clothing.
  • To flout.

Examples

  • Players who FLAUNT their high scores often find themselves targeted in the next Words With Friends game.
  • She’s always flaunting her designer clothes.

Origin / Etymology

Of North Germanic origin. Perhaps related to Norwegian flanta (“to show off, wander about”), Icelandic flana (“to rush about, act rashly or heedlessly”) and then also to French flâner (“to wander around, loiter”).
Alternatively, it could be related to Swedish flankt (“loosely, flutteringly”) (compare English flaunt-a-flaunt), from flanka (“waver, hang and wave about, ramble”), a nasalised variant of flakka (“to waver”), related to Middle English flacken (“to move to and fro, flutter, palpitate”). See flack.

Synonyms

flash, ostentate, show off, swank

Scrabble Score: 9

flaunt: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
flaunt: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flaunt: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

flaunt: valid Words With Friends Word