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show biz

American  

noun

Informal.
  1. show business.


Etymology

Origin of show biz

First recorded in 1945–50


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Cook Richie's show biz dreams are crushed by Los Angeles and he returns home and to Mawby's.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2023

The show biz bona fides firmly located modern experience within the dizzying hall of mirrors that is the mass-media madhouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2022

“They think differently,” Tymofiy Mylovanov, a former economics minister, said to the New York Times in December about the show biz vets in government.

From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2022

The Reitmans joined a relative in Toronto, where Ivan displayed his show biz inclinations: starting a puppet theater, entertaining at summer camps, playing coffee houses with a folk music group.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2022

The 25-year-old actor has been in show biz for quite a while now but skyrocketed to international fame when he was cast as Peter Parker, also known as Spider-Man, in 2016's "Captain America: Civil War."

From Fox News ● Nov. 17, 2021

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