showboat
[ shoh-boht ]
/ ˈʃoʊˌboʊt /
noun Also show·boat·er (for defs 2, 3).
a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
Informal.
show-off(def 1).
a person, especially an athlete, who performs in an ostentatiously sensational manner calculated to draw attention; show-off.
verb (used without object)
to perform or behave in an outrageous or spectacular manner.
Words nearby showboat
show-me,
show-off,
show-stopper,
show-through,
showa,
showboat,
showbread,
showcase,
showd,
showdown,
shower
Example sentences from the Web for showboat
Then he told the story of the day he tried to sit in with the professionals at the Showboat Club in Philadelphia.
Later—especially on The Last Waltz—Robbie became a bit of a showboat.
The Band’s ‘Rock of Ages’ Is the Greatest Live Album Ever |Andrew Romano |October 14, 2013 |DAILY BEASTBlvd. in the 1980s, and St. Charles Place (cost: $140) was razed for the Showboat Hotel, which opened in 1986.
Fidel Castro Hates Monopoly & 12 More Reasons to Love It |Caroline Linton |February 6, 2013 |DAILY BEASTAnd here, in the spring of the year, the calliope could be heard far down the Ohio as the showboat steamed into view.
Blue Ridge Country |Jean Thomas
British Dictionary definitions for showboat
showboat
/ (ˈʃəʊˌbəʊt) /
noun
a paddle-wheel river steamer with a theatre and a repertory company
verb
(intr)
to perform or behave in a showy and flamboyant way