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Flaunt
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 2:24 pm
by Perry
flaunt (flônt)
v. flaunt·ed, flaunt·ing, flaunts
v.tr.
1. To exhibit ostentatiously or shamelessly: flaunts his knowledge. See Synonyms at show.
2. Usage Problem To show contempt for; scorn.
v.intr.
1. To parade oneself ostentatiously; show oneself off.
2. To wave grandly: pennants flaunting in the wind.
flaunt
1566, "to display oneself in flashy clothes," of unknown origin; perhaps a variant of flout or vaunt. It looks Fr., but it corresponds to no known Fr. word. Transitive sense is from 1827.
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:20 pm
by Bailey
I think we had that one, wait, here it is
http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/word/flaunt
mark flaunts-search-skills Bailey
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:47 pm
by gailr
[edit] mark
ekingout even-more-skills-to-flaunt Bailey [/edit]
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:13 pm
by Perry
Not just a pretty face. (But look at that photograph
)
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:20 pm
by Bailey
she is lovely isn't she; head and [nearly] shoulders above the clouds?
mark admiring-the-Egyptian-Icon Bailey
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:23 pm
by gailr
Thanks, Bailey, but I think Perry was refering to your "photo"!
-gailr
bracing for MORE SNOW COMING THIS WEEKEND nooooooooo...
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:34 pm
by Bailey
hunh hunh hunh... me? no.
mark not-pretty Bailey