show tell

noun

an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.

Facetious. any informative presentation or demonstration, as to introduce a new product or divulge and explain a special plan.

Origin:
1950–55

Related forms

show-and-tell, adjective

show-and-tell·er, noun

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show and tell definition

n.
a session where objects are presented and described. (Essentially a kindergarten or grade school activity.) : It was a short lecture with lots of show and tell.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Show tell is always a great word to know.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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"For rhetoric, he could not ope
His mouth, but out there flew a trope;
And when he happen'd to break off
I' th' middle of his speech, or cough,
H' had hard words ready to show why,
And tell what rules he did it by;"

-Samuel Butler

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