Meanings
- uncountablelifestyleOstentatious dress or behaviour employed by a man in an attempt to impress women.
Brian: Quagmire told us to dress flashy so girls would notice us. Stewie: Oh, right. Peacocking.
2011 April 10, Tiegs for Two (Family Guy), season 9, episode 14, spoken by Brian and Stewie Griffin (Seth McFarlane)3 more examples
Peacocking may take place in legislatures and lodges, churches and chain stores. But it is particularly evident and bizarre in academia, a world where everyone is supposed to produce logically ordered exchanges of ideas.
1997, Emily Toth, Ms. Mentor's impeccable advice for women in academia, University of Pennsylvania Press, page 66Men do it to get attention from women. Peacocking in pickup circles is pretty much a given. It's not for everyone and if you do decide to do it, you have to fully commit to it.
2010, Dag Albright, How to Meet and Pick Up Women, Leisure Crest International, →ISBN, page 85While you can decide for yourself if peacocking is your thing or not, I recommend you make a conscious effort to stand out from the crowd when you head out. If you dress like everyone else, you'll just blend into everyone else.
2010, Eric Rogell, The Art of War for Dating
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