showboat
noun
a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
showboats
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pluralof showboat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He knows how to showcase himself well, but he never showboats.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2020
Sia definitely showboats in her performance, which is annoying, but she has the vocal chops to do it, especially in comparison to some of the other chumps in the video.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2020
The Clippers were the Hollywood heels — complainers and showboats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2018
Yiddish journalists were showboats, garnishing tabloid sensationalism with literary jokes and religious references.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2017
Dressed in black, with pearls and thick eyeliner, this version of the celebrity opera singer frets, fumes and showboats in hugely diverting fashion.
From Washington Post ● May 10, 2017
