conspicuous consumptionnoun [ U ]
uk/kənˌspɪk.ju.əs kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/us/kənˌspɪk.ju.əs kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/disapprovingthe situation in which people spend a lot of money intentionally so that other people notice and admire them for their wealth
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
- bravura
- dressed
- exhibitionist
- flamboyant
- flash sth around
- grandstander
- hot dog! idiom
- ostentatious
- parade
- play to the gallery idiom
- push
- razzmatazz
- showman
- slut
- splashy
- streaker
- strut
- swanky
- tarty
- theatre
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