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单词 showboating
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showboatingn.

Brit. /ˈʃəʊbəʊtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈʃoʊˌboʊdɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: showboat n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < showboat n. + -ing suffix1. Compare later showboat v.
Originally U.S.
1. The action or practice of giving theatrical performances on showboats (showboat n. 1). Now historical.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > other dramatic or variety performances > [noun]
antic1580
wayang1671
light entertainment1787
take-off1845
féerie1878
showboating1909
mirthquake1911
mirthquaker1921
icecapade1940
happening1959
stripagram1981
1909 Harper's Weekly 29 May 27/2 Since the Civil War, there have been distinct periods of river life. There were feather, hunting, trapping, whiskey boat, willow-working, show-boating, and other booms.
1926 La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune & Leader-Press 26 Sept. 8/2 The modern automobile has made showboating of real importance. The box office used to have to depend almost entirely on river town dwellers.
1951 P. Graham Showboats vii. 66 The years 1884–1889 were important..to the growing institution of showboating.
2016 A. Satterthwaite Local Glories vii. 105 Like all touring troupes, showboating required endurance, versatility, and commitment.
2. colloquial. The action of showing off or behaving in a way intended to attract attention or gain approval; spec. (esp. with reference to an athlete or musician) impressive but unnecessary display of skill. Cf. showboat n. 2.
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the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [noun] > action or process of seeking attention
showboating1937
attention-seeking1961
1937 Boston Globe 3 May 17/8 Myrl Hoag did a little ‘show-boating’ on a liner by Cramer in the third, grabbing the ball over his head in his gloved duke.
1972 D. Ramsay Little Murder Music 71 Maybe there's some other reason behind the recent tendency towards showboating. The fact is, there have been a lot of gimmicks lately.
1995 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 7 May a4/1 They're upset with the prosecution's tactics and the judge's showboating.
2006 FourFourTwo Aug. 21/3 Ronaldo spoils his World Cup debut with rather too much showboating.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

showboatingadj.

Brit. /ˈʃəʊbəʊtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈʃoʊˌboʊdɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: showboat n., -ing suffix1; showboat v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: Partly < showboat n. + -ing suffix1, and partly < showboat v. + -ing suffix1.
Originally and chiefly U.S.
In early use: that performs on a showboat. Later: characterized by or given to performing or showing off, esp. in public; flamboyant, exhibitionist.
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the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective]
rankOE
peacockly?a1425
ruffling1531
garish1545
peacockish1551
peacock-like1576
ostentatious1590
fastuous?1591
flaring1593
flantitanting1596
ostentive1599
ostentative1601
showful1607
flourishable1614
flourishing1616
flaunting1624
ostentous1624
ostentatory1638
swasha1640
fanfaron1670
paradeful1748
ostensible1782
epideictic1790
fandangous1797
flashy1801
affiché1818
show-off1818
splashing1820
flaunty1825
splash-and-dash1830
pretentious1832
flash1836
splashy1836
pretenceful1841
swanky1842
peacocky1844
fantysheeny1847
splurgy1852
cheesy1858
pretensivea1868
duchessy1870
swagger1879
lavish1882
splurging1884
show-offy1890
razzmatazz1900
show-offish1903
whoop-de-do1904
Ritz1908
split-arse1917
swanking1918
ritzy1919
fantoosh1920
knock-me-down1922
showboating1936
showboat1939
hellzapoppin'1945
zazzy1961
glitzy1966
sploshy1966
zhuzhy1968
noncy1989
bling1999
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > other dramatic or variety performances > [adjective]
self-acted1868
nude1869
pier head1909
showboating1936
1936 Charleston (W. Virginia) Daily Mail 29 Mar. 8/1 Admiral Billy, of the Showboating Bryants, plans to open in Charleston.
1940 Chicago Tribune 26 Apr. 29/7 Mr. Dizzy Dean..wasn't the show-boating Diz of palmier days, but nevertheless he accomplished enough accurate throwing to set back the Cincinnati Reds.
1985 TV Guide (Canada) 28 Sept. p-92/1 Benson subdues an armed robber and then gets slapped with a $1.5 million lawsuit by the crook's showboating lawyer.
2007 Daily Tel. 21 Dec. 31/3 There's history between him and Miss Fritton, as indeed there is on screen between Firth..and the showboating Everett.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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