showboat
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃoʊˌboʊt/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
editshowboat (plural showboats)
- (US) A river steamboat having a resident theatre.
- (informal, chiefly US, by extension) A showoff.
- 2004, Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, spoken by Steve Zissou (Bill Murray):
- 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.
Translations
editriver steamer with theatre
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showoff — see showoff
Verb
editshowboat (third-person singular simple present showboats, present participle showboating, simple past and past participle showboated)
Synonyms
edit- grandstand (verb)