Air
Show off
Show off verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
Usage example: she just wants to show off her new jewelry
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Doesn't like it when I "mock him" (air quotes with one hand)... Really hates it when I "show off" (air quotes with both hands)... Alternate Company Equivalent: Not really alternate company, per se, but Mock the Week is to BBC Two what Have I Got News for You is to BBC One.
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Air Gear has a subversion: when Storm Riders are doing normal, albeit complicated, tricks, they scream the trick's name at the top of their lungs, likely because they want to show off.
Source: Calling Your Attacks - On the opposite end of that spectrum: If you're going to leap onto that huge monolith across the ring from you, make damn sure he's on his back, or else he'll catch you in mid-air and make an example of you in order to show off just why he's considered a powerhouse.
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