Peacocking
//ˈpikɑkɪŋ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ostentatious dress or behaviour employed by a man in an attempt to impress women. uncountable
"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."
Example
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."
Etymology
From peacock + -ing.
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