show biz
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3.5
- noun
- /ʃoʊ bɪz/
- Informal
:
mundillo del espectáculo
- Many aspiring actors dream of making it big in show biz.
- show-biz celebrities
- show-biz news
- show-biz types
Examples
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Hey, that's show biz.
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Dude, that's show biz for "you're going on tonight."
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- Welcome to show biz, kid.
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We got a big future in show biz.
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Of course, you could give up show biz.
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- It's that easy? - Eddie, we're in show biz.
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These show biz folk are all the same.
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The most generous man in show biz.
Blog text (21) -
How's show biz?
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The instant she exits the car, her expression goes public—a wide, show-biz smile.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
129
3.2
The world of movies, TV, theatre, and music and the people who work there
114
3.8
The business of making movies, TV shows, and music
32
3.0
Businesses that make and show movies, television shows, and live shows
How Big
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3.0
- Informal
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3.5
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3.4
- US
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2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the entertainment industry' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'show' (a staged event) with 'biz' (short for business) — i.e., the business of shows. Although 'biz' is colloquial, the composition follows a straightforward noun+noun/abbreviation pattern that is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Show biz is a short form of show and biz, where biz comes from the word 'business'. It began in live theater and variety shows, where many people made a living by putting on 'shows', so show biz now means the whole entertainment industry like film, TV, music and theater.