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🎬 A risky act 🌱 To slow growth 🐋 An undersized animal 💎 To show off 🤸 To do tricks
to stunt

to stunt

3 8.9
To show off expensive things to get attention
  • verb
  • /stʌnt/
  • Slang
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  • Many influencers stunt their lavish lifestyles online, hoping to gain more followers.

Like you were saying, you know, we will stunt on these man with fresh lemongrass.

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Examples

  • So the Yankees paid my tuition OK, and I was a walk on OK so I could stunt like no other.

    Club Shay Shay

  • You can stunt like that when you're rich before your debut.

    Blog text (3)

  • # # I stunt for you while I spend these dollars

    Undisputed (2002)

  • So when we stunt, we do it deliberately.

    Blog text (24)

  • Starting with "Hold up, I'm not trying to stunt, man, but the Yeezy's jumped over the Jumpman" (reference to his signature Air Yeezy's), Kanye had listeners' attention for the whole verse.

    Blog text (31)

  • He loves to stunt on social media by showcasing his luxury cars and designer clothes.

  • At the party, she tried to stunt by showing off her new phone to everyone.

Synonyms

to flash around
vsto stunt
  • Informal
7.0

To show off expensive things, like a watch or car, to impress other people

is slangy, often aimed at public or social media attention rather than private boasting
to showboating
vsto stunt
  • Informal
6.9

To act in a dramatic way to get attention

is focused on public display of wealth or status often on social media

Phrasal Verbs

to pull that stunt
  • Informal
1 8.1

Do something foolish that shocks or angers other people

Compounds

stunt man
1 3.5

A man who performs dangerous actions for actors in films or on television

stunt flying
1 7.4

To do dangerous tricks in an airplane, often at airshows

stunt pilot
1 5.6

A pilot who performs daring flying tricks at airshows

acrobatic stunt
1 6.1

An impressive, daring physical move by a performer that shows balance and agility

stunt woman
1 4.1

A woman who performs dangerous actions instead of an actor in movies or on TV

daring stunt
4.6

A bold, risky action done to amaze people

slimeball stunt
  • Offensive
9.9

An action that tricks or harms someone

stunt flier
  • US
7.2

A pilot who does flying tricks at public shows

stunt kite
5.2

A kite controlled by two lines that does tricks in the air

How Flashy

to flaunt
62 5.7
to stunt
  • Slang
3 8.9
to show off
  • Informal
216 3.2
to parade
47 3.9
to show
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

stunt infinitive
stunted past
stunted past participle
stunting present participle
stunts third person singular

Etymology

Stunt (slang) 'to show off' comes from the public, showy stunt acts performers do; a helpful way to remember it is to think of doing a visible trick to impress other people.