showboat

¹show·boat

noun \ˈshō-ˌbōt\

Definition of SHOWBOAT

1

: a river steamship containing a theater and carrying a troupe of actors to give plays at river communities

2

: one who tries to attract attention by conspicuous behavior

Examples of SHOWBOAT

1. The fans like him, but the other players think he's a showboat.

First Known Use of SHOWBOAT

1869

Rhymes with SHOWBOAT

afloat, airboat, banknote, bareboat, bluecoat, blue note, box coat, bumboat, capote, car coat, catboat, C-note, compote, connote, coyote, cutthroat, deep throat, demote, denote, devote, dovecote, dreamboat, eighth note, emote, endnote, fireboat, fistnote, flatboat, foldboat, footnote, frock coat, gemot, grace note, greatcoat, gunboat, half note, headnote, Hohhot, houseboat, housecoat, iceboat, johnboat, keelboat, keynote, lab coat, lifeboat, longboat, mash note, one-note, peacoat, pigboat, promote, Q-boat, raincoat, Rajkot, redcoat, remote, rowboat, sack coat, sailboat, sauceboat, scapegoat, seed coat, shape note, sheepcote, sore throat, speedboat, steamboat, stoneboat, straw vote, strep throat, Sukkoth, surcoat, surfboat, swan boat, tailcoat, topcoat, towboat, trench coat, tugboat, turncoat, U-boat, unquote, wainscot, whaleboat, whitethroat, whole note, woodnote, workboat

²showboat

intransitive verb

Definition of SHOWBOAT

: to behave in a conspicuous or ostentatious manner : show off

— show·boat·er noun

Examples of SHOWBOAT

1. She was showboating for the cameras when she tripped and fell.
2. <the gymnast was showboating for the cameras when she lost her balance and fell>

First Known Use of SHOWBOAT

1951

Related to SHOWBOAT

Synonyms

act up, clown (around), fool around, horse around, hotdog, monkey (around), cut up, show off, skylark

Related Words

carry on, misbehave; roughhouse; caper, cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, rollick, romp; carouse, maffick, revel, roar, wassail