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showboy

showboy noun: a male performer analogous to a showgirl.

Noun

showboy (plural showboys)

  1. (rare) A male performer analogous to a showgirl.
    • Rose elected to divide the casting of dancers, showgirls, and showboys about equally between professional performers and local amateurs.1987, Kenneth Baxter Ragsdale, The year America discovered Texas: Centennial '36, page 222

Forms of showboy

pluralshowboys

Origin of showboy

From show + boy.

Questions about showboy

What does showboy mean?
Showboy means a male performer analogous to a showgirl.
What part of speech is showboy?
Showboy is a noun.
What is the plural of showboy?
The plural of showboy is showboys.

Words near showboy in the dictionary

  1. showboating
  2. showboats
  3. showboaty
  4. showbox
  5. showboxes
  6. showboy
  7. showboys
  8. showbread
  9. showbreads
  10. showbusiness
  11. showbusinessman

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