coxcomb

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Stone, a coxcomb who occasionally texts reporters pictures of outfits he’s particularly proud of, no doubt already has his congressional-testimony suit picked out.

From The New Yorker

Johnson had already said of his former friend, “Hawkesworth is grown a coxcomb, and I have done with him”.

From The Guardian

And here’s Charles Dickens, a preening coxcomb prepared to spend eternity congratulating himself on his own literary reputation.

From Washington Post

The two make an odd couple: Mr. Wilson, 39, with his coxcomb of dark hair, and penchant for flannel and vintage sweaters, and Mr. Cover, 54, a thick-necked, shaved-headed grandfather.

From New York Times

If you would prove to me that you really esteem me, do not take your tone from those empty coxcombs that flutter through such scenes as these.

From Project Gutenberg