English Explanatory Dictionary

showboat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A river steamboat having a resident theatre.
  2. A showoff.
verb
  1. To show off.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃoʊˌboʊt/ en-au-showboat.ogg

Word forms

showboat showboats showboating showboated

Etymology

From show + boat.

Synonyms

flex grandstand stunt aura farm boulevardier cut a wide swath cut it fat cut round exhibitionize figure away flamboast flaunt floss fluff one's feathers gallery high-side let one's nuts hang ostent ostentate preen showboat show away show off strut strut one's stuff swag it out swagger swank three-sheet venditate yaya

Derived words

showboater
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