N.W.A.

show out

intransitive phrasal verb

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

to show off;

to act out

Collocates hoe⁷, tryna², 84's, as fuck, baby mama, bitch, bitch, bitch, boss, buck, bug, cheese, club, corner, dope, dro, e'ry, ecstasy, ends, flavor, hard, hustler, I'mma, iced-up, mayne, oowop, parlay, pop, pull someone's card, punk, real, represent, rock, roll out, spot, stack up, stunt, sucker, the Bay, thug, thug, yo

Region West Coast

Etymology pre hip-hop, from the late 1880s

Synonyms flex, floss, plex, profile, rep, represent, stunt, style, swag, swagger

1988-08-08 N.W.A. "Fuck Tha Police" [Straight Outta Compton]
Black police showin out for the white cop
1988-08-08 N.W.A. "Straight Outta Compton" [Straight Outta Compton]
For the punk motherfuckers that's showin out
1991-05-28 N.W.A. "Niggaz 4 Life" [Niggaz4Life]
Gave up some dope on the corner, so they could show out

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