showbiz

noun

show·​biz ˈshō-ˌbiz How to pronounce showbiz (audio)
often attributive
showbizzy adjective

Examples of showbiz in a Sentence

Sometimes the critics love you and sometimes they hate you. That's showbiz.
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The Zoolander star and Severance boss explores how Jerry Stiller and Meara as a comedy powerhouse duo managed to raise a showbiz family as the lines between their creativity and improvisation on stage and at home constantly blurred. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025 Growing up in showbiz isn't all it's cracked up to be, at least according to Shaun Cassidy. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 The famous showbiz family the Shuberts had sunk $128,000 into a renovation, but the venture was struggling to make money shortly after reopening in 1923. Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025 The showbiz satire series from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg won for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Rogen, as well as awards for its directing and screenwriting. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for showbiz

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of showbiz was in 1872

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“Showbiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showbiz. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

showbiz

noun
show·​biz -ˌbiz How to pronounce showbiz (audio)

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