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Peacocks Display

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99%11Exact Match!
noun

• a gaudy outward display

• lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

• pretentious or showy or vulgar display

36%8Display their feathers in a fan-shaped crest
noun

• European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

• male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots

34%5 Collective noun for a group of peacocks
noun

• a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

• satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements

• the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards

• a group of lions

• unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)

verb

• be proud of

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