These are mostly men that come from wealthy families for the most part. These men have to have the best of everything in order to feel more like a man. They like to show off with shiny things and lots of stickers all over their trucks and cars to show how different and important they are much like a peacock. They're usually making up for something they are lacking hence, peacock.
"That peacocks trailer hitch is still Chrome. I can't believe that rich boy would actually spend money on a hitch he doesn't use."
Do you see that peacock over there with the fancy truck with all the stickers all over it? Yeah, that peacock is waiting for his parents to pass away so he can sell their house and get the inheritance just so we can blow it on expensive peacock things.
Do you see that peacock over there with the fancy truck with all the stickers all over it? Yeah, that peacock is waiting for his parents to pass away so he can sell their house and get the inheritance just so we can blow it on expensive peacock things.
by JiggsyKing August 6, 2019
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Cantakerous as ever and causing a scene, Kyle was eating peacock, refusing the concede that his candidate lost the election.
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Get the Daisy Peacock mug.The first rule of peacocking is : don't tell the audience what it already knows.
This 'rule' refers to a maxim in social science literature that a person/thing trying to show status should not be repetitive / redundant and give the audience what they already know would happen.
This 'rule' refers to a maxim in social science literature that a person/thing trying to show status should not be repetitive / redundant and give the audience what they already know would happen.
John just violated the First Rule of Peacocking when giving his acceptance speech! he acted like no one knew why they were all there when he told them again about his achievements.
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Get the First Rule of Peacocking mug.The person, or people, in the office who, like a literally injured peacock, make a lot of noise and ruffle alllll their feathers (and yours too) to give the illusion of being ~super~ productive, but actually achieving fuck all.
Person 1: Wow, that Dale has been racing about on the phone all day! He looks super busy!
Person 2: Um no, he's an Injured Peacock; making all the noise and flapping about the place but not actually doing anything.
Person 2: Um no, he's an Injured Peacock; making all the noise and flapping about the place but not actually doing anything.
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