to showboating
7
6.9
- verb
- /ˈʃoʊˌboʊtɪŋ/
- Informal
- He tends to showboat whenever he gets the chance to impress his friends.
Examples
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The athlete was criticized for showboating after scoring the winning goal in the match.
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And it's everyone showboating to say, you know, we're doing our job as journalists.
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So I have had it, as we know, with yak mouse, but Uber loud, grandstanding, showboating yak mouse in restaurants.
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During the performance, the singer's showboating distracted the audience from the song.
Synonyms
269
3.2
To act proudly to get attention or praise
72
5.1
To wear or show something to get attention
60
5.7
To show something in a very obvious way to get attention
53
3.9
To walk or behave to show off and attract attention
44
4.8
To walk proudly with lively steps to get attention
43
4.9
To show something you own to get people's attention
33
7.7
To show off something to impress other people, often on social media
33
9.9
Behaving in a showy, confident way to impress people
23
7.9
To show off to attract attention from others
12
7.4
Act in a loud way to get attention and impress people
4
7.0
To act very confident and proud to get attention
4
7.0
To show off expensive things, like a watch or car, to impress other people
3
7.5
Act in a flashy way to get attention
2
4.9
To wave something in a dramatic way to attract attention
1
9.9
Act in a showy way to impress people
1
9.3
To do daring showy tricks to get attention, often in sports
1
9.1
Act in a proud, showy way
1
9.9
To talk about yourself to show you are more important
To behave so others notice you in an embarrassing way
To show things in a way that makes people admire you
To try to impress people by showing off or being charming
How Flashy
- Informal
7
6.9
- Literature
23
7.9
60
5.7
- Informal
269
3.2
2
6.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Showboating comes from the verb showboat, which pictured people 'putting on a show' on a boat, so to showboat or be showboating is to act in an exaggerated, flashy way to impress others.