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show out

show out verb: to escort someone out of an event or place.

Verb

show out (third-person singular simple present shows out, present participle showing out, simple past showed out, past participle shown out)

  1. (reflexive, sometimes, transitive) To escort someone out of an event or place.
    • It's getting late; I'll show myself out.
    • I showed the guests out of the party.
  2. (colloquial, informal, intransitive, slang) To display or present oneself; represent.
    • And on the other hand, without a gun, they can't get none / But don't let it be a black and a white one / 'Cause they'll slam ya down to the street top / Black police showing out for the white cop1989 January 25, Ice Cube, MC Ren, The D.O.C., “Fuck tha Police” (track 2), in Straight Outta Compton, performed by N.W.A
    • Lord you showed up and showed out.2010, Deborah Wofford, Pour Me out a Blessing Ministries, page 143

Forms of show out

third-person singular presentshows out
present participleshowing out
pastshowed out
past participleshown out

Questions about show out

What does show out mean?
Show out means to escort someone out of an event or place.
What part of speech is show out?
Show out is a verb.
What is the past tense of show out?
The past tense of show out is showed out.

Words near show out in the dictionary

  1. show one's true colors
  2. show one's true colours
  3. show one's true stripes
  4. show one's work
  5. show oneself
  6. show out
  7. show pony
  8. show ring
  9. show rings
  10. show round
  11. show runner

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