to showboating
- verb
- /ˈʃoʊˌboʊtɪŋ/
- Informal
:
hacer el show
- 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
216
3.2
To act proudly to get attention or praise
68
5.1
To wear or show something to get attention
62
5.7
To show something in a very obvious way to get attention
53
4.9
To show something you own to get people's attention
47
3.9
To walk or behave to show off and attract attention
28
4.8
To walk proudly with lively steps to get attention
12
7.7
To show off something to impress other people, often on social media
8
7.9
To show off to attract attention from others
5
4.9
To wave something in a dramatic way to attract attention
2
7.0
To act very confident and proud to get attention
1
7.5
Act in a flashy way to get attention
1
9.9
Act in a showy way to impress people
1
7.5
To behave so others notice you in an embarrassing way
To do daring showy tricks to get attention, often in sports
To show off expensive things, like a watch or car, to impress other people
To show things in a way that makes people admire you
To talk about yourself to show you are more important
To try to impress people by showing off or being charming
Act in a proud, showy way
Act in a loud way to get attention and impress people
Behaving in a showy, confident way to impress people
How Flashy
- Informal
- Literature
8
7.9
62
5.7
- Informal
216
3.2
54
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.