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showboat

Syllabification: (show·boat)
Pronunciation: /ˈSHōˌbōt/
Definition of showboat

noun

  • a river steamboat on which theatrical performances are given.
  • informal, chiefly North American a show-off; an exhibitionist.

verb

[no object] informal, chiefly North American
  • show off: (as adjective showboating)a lot of showboating politicians

Derivatives

showboater

noun

showboat in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of showboat in the British & World English dictionary