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floorshow

floorshow

1 6.0
A live show of music or dance for people eating and drinking in clubs and restaurants
  • noun
  • /ˈflɔːrˌʃoʊ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : espectáculo
  • The restaurant offers a lively floorshow every Friday night along with dinner.

Examples

  • Face in expensive cobalt mud, she was horrified when I walked in on her masturbating, looking in the mirror with her face like that; knees up, head sideways to the long mirror by the bed, face in blue mud; she moved and bucked with her hand down there, naked except for her Las Vegas floorshow heels.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • - I hope I didn't miss the floorshow.

  • Anyway, homeslice, what do you think of the floorshow?

  • Come on, we've promised these people a floorshow.

  • The floorshow inside gave it glamour, and Titanic said they had the best protection money could buy.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • ♪ Me with the floorshow

  • Just watching the floorshow.

  • Guests were entertained by a stunning floorshow featuring singers and dancers.

  • While dining, we enjoyed a fabulous floorshow that included comedy and music.

Synonyms

cabaret
vsfloorshow
14 7.2

Live shows of music, dance or comedy that people watch while they eat in a club

is the general label for similar staged acts served alongside dining
variety show
vsfloorshow
11 3.4

A show made of different short acts like songs, dances, and jokes

is usually for nightclub dining entertainment rather than a broad broadcast program
floor show
vsfloorshow
4 4.2

Live music, dance, or comedy acts in clubs and restaurants

is the general term for such performances while food or drinks are served

How Spectacular

extravaganza
37 7.5
revue
  • Archaic
18 8.6
floorshow
  • Archaic
1 6.0
performance
539 2.7
act
387 1.8

Surface Forms

floorshow singular
floorshows plural

Morphology

floorshow = floor + show (transparent) = floor + show

The meaning is a literal combination of 'floor' + 'show' (a show performed on the floor/for patrons), so a learner knowing both words can readily infer the sense.

Etymology

The word floorshow is a simple combination of floor and show. A show means 'a performance' and floor points to the main room where performers stand close to the audience, so a floorshow is a set of acts put on in a club or restaurant while people eat or drink.