swanking
Flaunting one's status
Swanking is showing off or behaving in a boastful, ostentatious manner.
The word comes from swank, meaning to swagger or display oneself proudly: He was swanking about in his new sports car.
More common in British English, it carries a mildly disapproving tone—suggesting the behavior is excessive or unearned.
Excessive self-praise
- showing offOstentatious self-display
- flauntingOstentatious display of something
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
bluster · grandstanding · posturing · peacocking · self-promotion · name-dropping · vaunting · crowing
Repeated brief illumination
- splurgingSpending freely, excessively
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
bling · conspicuous consumption · lavishness · flashiness · ritzy · posh · glitzy · status symbols
bragging
Excessive self-praise
- showing offOstentatious self-display
- flauntingOstentatious display of something
- preeningGrooming with vanity
swagger · bluster · grandstanding · posturing · peacocking · self-promotion · name-dropping · vaunting · crowing · strutting
flashing
Repeated brief illumination
- splurgingSpending freely, excessively
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
opulence · bling · conspicuous consumption · lavishness · flashiness · ritzy · posh · glitzy · status symbols · designer labels
swankingself-effacing
Downplaying one's own importance
unassuming · unpretentious · shrinking · self-deprecating · wallflowering
swankingdownplaying
Diminishing perceived significance
understating · concealing · hiding · slumming · keeping a low profile