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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