flamboast

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verb

To show off.

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flosshigh-sidestuntaura farmboulevardiercut a wide swathcut it fatcut round
First used 1990s–2000sScrabble 16
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Meanings

verbflamboast (third-person singular simple present flamboasts, present participle flamboasting, simple past and past participle flamboasted)

present singular third person flamboasts · participle present flamboasting · participle past flamboasted · past flamboasted

  1. datedintransitiveslangAfrican-American VernacularTo show off.First known use 1990s–2000s

    Motherfuckers hate to see a true nigga flamboast / Bringin' in mo' net than gross

    1995 November 7, “Get Chopped”performed by The Click
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    This cafe is a jewel of architectural "flamboasting" that makes it one of the most amazing rooms in the city.

    2005, Prague (Avant-Guides), third edition, New York, N.Y.: Empire Press Media, Inc., →ISBN, page 55

    "Stop shoving your fake relationship in my face and move it," I warned. ¶ "Hey!" His nostrils flared. "We ain't flamboasting!"

    2006, Beth Killian, The 310: Everything She Wants, New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 114

    Synonyms: floss, high-side, stunt, aura farm, boulevardier, cut a wide swath, cut it fat, cut round

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo show off.

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flosshigh-sidestuntaura farmboulevardiercut a wide swathcut it fatcut roundexhibitionizefigure awayflauntflexflossfluff one's feathersgalleryhigh-sidelet one's nuts hangostentostentate
Also see
aura farmboulevardiercut a wide swathcut roundexhibitionizefigure awayflauntflexflossfluff one's feathersgalleryhigh-sideostentostentatepreenshow awayshowboatshow offstrutstrut one's stuffstuntswaggerswag it outswankvenditateyaya

Origin

Blend of flamboyant + boast. Green's Dictionary of Slang suggests a derivation from flam (“to trick, hoodwink, deceive”), although this is less likely due to flam being a relatively obscure word.

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APA

flamboast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flamboast

MLA

“flamboast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flamboast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flamboast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flamboast.

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