🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

目立ちたがり屋

Pronunciation / Transliteration: medachitagariya

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exhibitionist/ˌɛk.səˈbɪʃ.ən.ɪst/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は根っからの目立ちたがり屋だ。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who behaves in an extravagant way in order to attract attention.

    "He is a natural exhibitionist who loves being the center of attention at every party."
  2. 2

    Someone who habitually displays their genitals to unsuspecting people in public places.

    "The park security detained an exhibitionist near the playground."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English verb 'exhibit', originating from Latin 'exhibere' (to hold out, display), combining 'ex-' (out) and 'habere' (to have). It entered modern psychological and popular vocabulary in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to describe individuals prone to extravagant display or the compulsive exhibition of the body.

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