John Layfield

I grew up a big fan of the J. R. Ewing character of the 'Dallas' TV show, and I grew up around people who were very similar to J. R.: they had come into a ton of money. And they loved to flaunt it and loved to drive fancy cars and wear the big cowboy hats and nice suits.

American Businessman

Diplo

Money, for me, is just to create bigger and better things. A lot of guys in the deejaying world flaunt it, but I don't see any use in that. I don't need anything. I live in hotels. Most of my clothes I get for free. I like to invest in ideas. In people.

American Musician

Helen Fisher

Neither gender is routinely more jealous - although women are more willing to work to win back a lover, while men tend to flaunt their money and status and are more likely to walk out to protect their self-esteem or save face.

American Scientist

Suresh Raina

As and when I get into a relationship, I'll flaunt her to the world. I'm looking for a soul mate, and in any case, I'm not very much for casual dating. I'm such a simple guy away from this dating-shating business.

Indian Athlete

James Bobin

I think we live in an entertainment world where performers like to flaunt how great they are. The Conchords don't do that. Even when they stumble onstage, people like it.

English Director

Ariel Pink

If you spend the first 30 years of your life only trying to look good, you're not going to know yourself very well. If you got it, flaunt it.

C. S. Lewis

There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them.

British Writer

Cheryl Hines

My mom is very Southern and she in real life says things like, 'If you've got it, flaunt it.

American Actress

Amrita Rao

Just because gladiator shoes are in, everybody can't start flaunting those.

Indian Actress

Kashmira Shah

I have great assets and so I have the confidence to flaunt them.

Using 'flaunt' can have a negative tone, suggesting showing off is inappropriate or excessive.

Positive or Negative

'Flaunt' is often used when someone displays something with the intent to impress others in social settings.

Social Context

'Flaunt' evokes imagery of visible, eye-catching displays that are hard to ignore.

Visual Imagery

'Flaunt' can imply a rebellious or disrespectful attitude towards norms or rules.

Rebellion

When 'flaunt' is used in the context of rules, it means a conscious decision to ignore them.

Deliberate Disregard

Flaunting can be an act of challenging or undermining authority or control.

Authority Challenge

 which was, "Wow, somebody's screwed! Somebody's life is about to get terrible!" And I sat up in my bed, and I put the pillow behind my head, and then I thought, I'm not entirely sure that joke was intended to be racist. Maybe instead of gleefully flaunting her privilege, she was mocking the gleeful flaunting of privilege.

How one tweet can ruin...

 international contractors and a well-connected afghan elite because of mismanagement and corruption the benefits rarely reached ordinary people the money is flaunted all around kabul you'll see high-rise towers and these caravans of bulletproof vehicles they careen around town like they own the

Portraits of Afghanistan...

 Meanwhile, Tecciztecatl flaunted his riches, using magnificent jade spines and branches adorned with iridescent quetzal feathers for his own blood offering. When four days had passed, the fire was roaring high. Four times proud Tecciztecatl approached the flames,

The Aztec myth of the...

 to support the average American lifestyle today takes about twice the global average the great American lawn is a great example of one of the myriad of ways that we take water for granted we can't continue to flaunt our water

Why Care About Water? PIPE...

 became notorious by flaunting ever-changing lists of alleged communists within the State Department. Egged on by other politicians, he continued to make outrageous accusations while distorting or fabricating evidence.

What is McCarthyism? And...

 somehow they find time to indulge in a surprisingly complex mating ritual the Cobb have a dedicated mating ground known as a lek it's where males gather to flaunt themselves and the females turn up to pick a mate

Most Unusual Mating...

 Rather, she flaunted it as her own personal genius. Unfortunately, the goddess of wisdom and crafts, Athena, overheard Arachne making these claims. Planning to teach the ungrateful girl a lesson,

The myth of Arachne  -...

 assimilate to prison life in order to fit in he's deliberately chosen to flaunt his unique identity despite the potential trouble that identity brings in this particular prison you can't

Izzy PIPE Hard Time

 so that the limbs are streamlined. Some grazers flaunt their athleticism, as if to "I'm fit, so save your energy and pick on someone weaker." Cheetahs may be the fastest sprinters,

Triumph of the...

 species the females are drab and brown only the male's flaunt flamboyant plumage it's the females who decide who