peacocks

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a large bird, the male of which has very long tail feathers that it can spread out to show bright colours and patterns shaped like eyes

a man is who is very proud of his appearance and gives a lot of attention to his clothes and the way he dresses

(of a man) to behave in a way that shows that he is very proud of his appearance, for example by wearing clothes that make people notice him:

Nowadays we're used to football officials peacocking around in every conceivable colour, but back then people were utterly shocked.

"I think the light behind me could give a nice silhouette", says the boxer, peacocking down the alley towards the camera.

a large bird with long, bright, showy, blue and green tail feathers that it can spread out