showoff
English
noun
Definitions
- A person given to egotistically attempting to demonstrate prowess or ability.
Etymology
Compound from English show (performance, entertainment) + English off (first element of noun).
Origin
English
off
Gloss
first element of noun
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftershow English
- aquashow English
- auto show English
- auto-off English
- backoff English
- blastoff English
- boiloff English
- break off English
- breakoff English
- bumpoff English
- burnoff English
- castoff English
- cooking show English
- cutoff English
- face-off English
- faceoff English
- floorshow English
- foreshow English
- forthshow English
- holdoff English
- intershow English
- jumpoff English
- kill off English
- knockoff English
- legshow English
- liftoff English
- lookoff English
- midshow English
- minishow English
- motor show English
- off English
- offboard English
- offglide English
- offing English
- offish English
- offlist English
- offprint English
- offput English
- offramp English
- offscreen English
- offski English
- offspringing English
- offstage English
- offsuit English
- offy English
- one-off English
- outshow English
- overshow English
- pay-off English
- peepshow English
- pickoff English
- postshow English
- preshow English
- print-off English
- printoff English
- reshow English
- roadshow English
- runoff English
- scavage English
- sendoff English
- shove off English
- show English
- show barn English
- show-goer English
- showability English
- showable English
- showbag English
- showband English
- showbill English
- showbiz English
- showboat English
- showboy English
- showbread English
- showbusiness English
- showcard English
- showcase English
- showdown English
- showest English
- showeth English
- showfield English
- showfloor English
- showfolk English
- showfolks English
- showful English
- showgirl English
- showgoer English
- showground English
- showguide English
- showhome English
- showhorse English
- showhouse English
- showie English
- showish English
- showjumper English
- showjumping English
- showlike English
- showman English
- showperson English
- showpiece English
- showplace English
- showplan English
- showreel English
- showroom English
- showrunner English
- showstopper English
- showstopping English
- showtime English
- showwoman English
- showy English
- sideshow English
- signoff English
- slideshow English
- smokeshow English
- spookshow English
- supershow English
- talk English
- teleshow English
- turnoff English
- waveoff English
- show Finnish
- Show German
- show Hungarian
- show Dutch, Flemish
- шоу Russian
- off Spanish, Castilian
- show Spanish, Castilian
- *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- show Norwegian Bokmål
- show Portuguese
- show Swedish
- ショー Japanese
- show Norwegian Nynorsk
- of Middle English
- schewen Middle English
- sjá Old Norse
- šou Serbo-Croatian
- xou Catalan, Valencian
- शो Hindi
- โชว์ Thai
- şov Turkish
- sô Vietnamese
- ရှိုး Burmese
- 作秀 Chinese
- 脫口秀 Chinese
- šou Slovak
- shoo Swahili
- شو Urdu
- soim Tok Pisin
- off
- talk
- show
- offy
- showy
- reshow
- offput
- offski
- offing
- runoff
- cutoff
- showie
- offish
- signoff
- lookoff
- outshow
- legshow
- liftoff
- showbag
- backoff
- burnoff
- showeth
- showman
- scavage
- faceoff
- one-off
- boiloff
- offlist
- showboy
- preshow
- midshow
- pay-off
- castoff
- turnoff
- showest
- offramp
- jumpoff
- showbiz
- showish
- sendoff
- offsuit
- holdoff
- pickoff
- showful
- bumpoff
- waveoff
- offprint
- overshow
- blastoff
- sideshow
- peepshow
- minishow
- teleshow
- postshow
- offglide
- showable
- offstage
- breakoff
- showtime
- showfolk
- knockoff
- auto-off
- showplan
- showcard
- showdown
- showgoer
- aquashow
- showbill
- face-off
- showlike
- showband
- printoff
- roadshow
- showroom
- offboard
- showhome
- showgirl
- showreel
- showboat
- kill off
- showcase
- foreshow
- spookshow
- showwoman
- show barn
- break off
- intershow
- showfloor
- floorshow
- showfield
- showfolks
- shove off
- show-goer
- supershow
- print-off
- forthshow
- smokeshow
- showhorse
- showhouse
- aftershow
- showpiece
- showguide
- auto show
- slideshow
- showbread
- offscreen
- showplace
- showperson
- showjumper
- showrunner
- motor show
- showground
- showjumping
- showstopper
- showability
- showbusiness
- cooking show
- showstopping
- offspringing