v. & n.
--v.tr. & intr.
1. (often refl.) display ostentatiously (oneself or one's finery); show off; parade (liked to flaunt his gold cuff-links; flaunted themselves before the crowd).
Usage:
Often confused with flout.
2 wave or cause to wave proudly (flaunted the banner).
--n. an act or instance of flaunting.
Derivatives:
flaunter n. flaunty adj.
Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.