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show-boat U.S.
[show n.1]
A river steamer on which theatrical performances are given.
1869Atlantic Monthly July 85/1 The little steamer Banjo, a show-boat belonging to Dr. Spaulding, the manager of the Floating Palace, was advertised to be at Cape Girardeau. 1909A. C. Rice Mr. Opp vii. 98 A new and handsome Show Boat will tie up at the Cove. 1926E. Ferber Show Boat i. 13 Eager for entertainment as the dwellers were along the little Illinois and Missouri town,..they came sparsely to the show boat. 1952M. Allingham Tiger in Smoke v. 88 Lighted buses crawling by looked as big as showboats. 1977N. Adam Triplehip Cracksman xii. 124 They were a mixed bunch..drinker..showboat gambler.
Add:2. One who seeks to attract public attention; a ‘show-off’. slang (chiefly U.S.).
1953Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang (1954) §402/2 Pretentious person,..show-off, show boat. 1969Time 28 Feb. 22 National chairmen rarely serve as showboats. 1978Chicago June 118/2 The Attorney General's regulations urge that ‘observations about a defendant's character’ be avoided. Neither Thompson nor Skinner was an incorrigible showboat, however. 1981R. Airth Once a Spy vi. 70 ‘What do you make of him?’ ‘Either a nutter or a showboat.’ |