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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɹaʊd əz ə ˈpiːkɒk/
Adjective
proud as a peacock (not comparable)
- (idiomatic, simile) Extremely proud.
2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 158:“Donʼt nobody want to see a black man look like you walkinʼ proud as a peacock. Like you ainʼt got a lick of fear in you.”
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