#505 flaunt

flaunt- to display (possessions, oneself) ostentatiously; show off; to wave or cause to wave freely; flutter

- C16 Scandinavian, Norwegian flanta to wander about

To flaunt is to make an ostentatious or defiant display: She flaunted her beauty.

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