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Showboat

//ˈʃoʊˌboʊt// noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A river steamboat having a resident theatre. US

    "And Agnes Moorehead henpecks with stern persistence as Parthy, the captain's loving wife. The sets, which include a full-sized showboat with belching double stacks and sternwheel, are in the best Metro tradition, which means as sumptuous as sumptuous can be."

  2. 2
    a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River) wordnet
  3. 3
    A showoff. US, broadly, informal

    "Well, I was a little upset at first. I mean, obviously people are going to think I'm a showboat, and a little bit of a prick."

Verb
  1. 1
    To show off. US, ambitransitive, informal

    "Out: Trash talk, dirty play, crybabying, showboating and players who can't be bothered to show up for games or keep their shoes on."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From show + boat.

Etymology 2

From show + boat.

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