Home › Words › P › peacockingpeacocking/ˈpikɑkɪŋ/peacocking · noun — ostentatious dress or behaviour employed by a man in an attempt to impress women.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).peacocking is pronounced /ˈpikɑkɪŋ/.EtymologyFrom peacock + -ing.nounOstentatious dress or behaviour employed by a man in an attempt to impress women.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.peacockism 70% match — Gaudy ostentation; showiness. vs peacocking →peacockery 67% match — Gaudy showiness; ostentation. vs peacocking →flamboyant 61% match — Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious. vs peacocking →grandstanding 58% match — Dramatic or showy behavior intended to impress an audience or observers. vs peacocking →campery 57% match — Ostentatiously effeminate behaviour from a man. vs peacocking →strutting 57% match — The act of one who struts. vs peacocking →ostentate 57% match — To make an ambitious display of; to exhibit or show boastingly. vs peacocking →foppery 55% match — The dress or actions of a fop. vs peacocking →