showboat

(-bōt′)

noun

  1. a boat, esp. a steamboat, containing a theater and carrying a troupe of actors who play river towns
  2. Slang a showoff; exhibitionist

intransitive verb

Slang to show off

See showboat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A river steamboat having a troupe of performers and a theater aboard for performances on the river.
  2. One who seeks attention by ostentatious behavior; a showoff.
intransitive verb show·boat·ed, show·boat·ing, show·boats
To show off.

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