To show off is to display your skills or possessions just to be admired. Show off in front of friends, stop showing off, show off the new car.
It can be transitive and harmless, so a shop will show off its stock. Of a person it is a complaint, and a show-off is somebody who does it too much.
1phraseshow offTo display your skills or things just to be admired.
“He only rides like that to show off.”
show off is a phrase.
Also accepted in games: boast
Practised in Phrasal Verbs