showbiz

noun

show·​biz ˈshō-ˌbiz 

often attributive

: show business

also : razzle-dazzle, flash

showbizzy

ˈshō-ˌbi-zē 

adjective

Examples of showbiz in a Sentence

Sometimes the critics love you and sometimes they hate you. That's showbiz.

Recent Examples on the Web

Other celebrities drop by, naturally, and the Hell-Ay showbiz digs fly fast and furious and occasionally stick. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026

Kidman has followed in her parents' showbiz footsteps with her burgeoning modeling career. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 7 July 2026

In addition to transforming David Cassidy into a teen idol, the series also launched the long-running showbiz careers of his onscreen siblings, Susan Dey and Danny Bonaduce. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

For a glimpse of where showbiz is headed, walk a few hundred yards off the Burbank Airport runway into a 125,000-square-foot complex of warehouses where Southwest jets roar over the roof and Amtrak trains rattle the walls. — Steven Bertoni, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

showbiz

noun

show·​biz -ˌbiz 

: show business