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SHOWBOAT
showboat
(noun) a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
showboat (plural showboats)
(US) A river steamboat having a resident theatre.
(informal, chiefly, US, by extension) A showoff.
Verb
showboat (third-person singular simple present showboats, present participle showboating, simple past and past participle showboated)
(informal, chiefly, US) To show off.
Synonyms
• grandstand
Anagrams
• boat show
Source: Wiktionary
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