strut one's stuff

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strut one's stuff

verb struts one's stuff · strutting one's stuff · strutted one's stuff

  1. idiomatic, intransitive To behave or perform in a showy or ostentatious manner, as if to impress others; to show off. When I'm out walking, I strut my stuff / Yeah, and I'm so strung out / I'm high as a kite, I just might / Stop to check you out

    Similar: cut a wide swath, fluff one's feathers, preen, aura farm, boulevardier, cut it fat, cut round, exhibitionize, figure away, flamboast, flaunt, flex

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verb behave in a showy manner

Españoltaquillar, lucir palmito
中文大显身手 dàxiǎnshēnshǒu
Françaispavaner
Românăîmpăuna

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@misc{strut_one_s_stuff_2026,
  title = {strut one's stuff},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strut%20one's%20stuff},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}