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showboys

showboys is the plural of showboy.

Meaning of showboy

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

Questions about showboys

What is showboys the plural of?
Showboys is the plural of showboy.

Words near showboys in the dictionary

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

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