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showboats

showboats is the plural of showboat.

showboats is the third-person singular simple present indicative of showboat.

Meaning of showboat

Noun

showboat (plural showboats)

  1. (US) A river steamboat having a resident theatre.
    • And Agnes Moorehead henpecks with stern persistence as Parthy, the captain's loving wife. The sets, which include a full-sized showboat with belching double stacks and sternwheel, are in the best Metro tradition, which means as sumptuous as sumptuous can be.1951 July 20, Bosley Crowther, “THE SCREEN: A MUSICAL FAVORITE AT RADIO CITY; 'Show Boat,' Metro Remake of Hit, With Kathryn Grayson in Lead, at Music Hall 'Never Trust a Gambler,' New Feature of...
  2. (US, broadly, informal) A person, often an athlete or performer, who behaves in an ostentatious, flashy manner to attract attention or admiration; a showoff.
    • Well, I was a little upset at first. I mean, obviously people are going to think I'm a showboat, and a little bit of a prick.2004, Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, spoken by Steve Zissou (Bill Murray)
    Synonyms:
    show pony

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Questions about showboats

What is showboats the plural of?
Showboats is the plural of showboat.

Words near showboats in the dictionary

  1. showboat
  2. showboated
  3. showboater
  4. showboaters
  5. showboating
  6. showboats
  7. showboaty
  8. showbox
  9. showboxes
  10. showboy
  11. showboys

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