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which is the
ostentatious consumption of goods, an
action meant to
provoke the envy of
other people; and con****uous comp****ion, the
ostentatious use of charity...
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described as cheesy. In 1909,
Oxford English Dictionary defined camp as "
ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical;
effeminate or homo****ual" behavior...
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concerned with formalism,
accuracy and precision, or one who
makes an
ostentatious and
arrogant show of learning. Look up
pedant in Wiktionary, the free...
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Swaggering is an
ostentatious style of
walking with an
arrogant manner. It is also a form of
machismo or ****ual
display which takes up more
space than...
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especially as an
indication of
wealth or status; broadly:
expensive and
ostentatious possessions" such as
grills and
designer bags. The term
arose as slang...
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arose in 2023 when con****uous
consumption become less favorable. The
ostentatious display of
wealth increasingly became perceived as
gauche and fostering...
- June 1945.
Stalin soon came to
regret the rank,
which he
considered too
ostentatious, and
continued to wear his
Marshal insignia and uniform. The rank of...
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bought by his
father Mahboob Ali Pasha, who had a
penchant for
buying ostentatious homes. Initially, this
grand palace was
owned by a noble,
Kamal Khan...
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though with
considerable autonomy. The word came to
suggest tyranny or
ostentatious splendour, and its
modern usage is a
pejorative and
refers to any subordinate...