showboat
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.
to perform or behave in an outrageous or spectacular manner.
Origin of showboat
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How to use showboat in a sentence
“No more showboats,” House Speaker John Boehner said of Democrats negotiating to extend the payroll tax cut.
Congress Strikes Funding Deal and Averts Latest Potential Shutdown | Patricia Murphy | December 16, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTMichael Lamb, a 17-year-old senior at Fort Myers High School, believes that a lot of bullies do it to be showboats.
British Dictionary definitions for showboat
/ (ˈʃəʊˌbəʊt) /
a paddle-wheel river steamer with a theatre and a repertory company
(intr) to perform or behave in a showy and flamboyant way
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