showboat
Floating theater vessel
A showboat is a river vessel with a theater for traveling entertainment, once common on American waterways.
By extension, a showboat is someone who shows off or behaves flamboyantly to attract attention: He's such a showboat on the basketball court.
The verb means to show off: She was showboating for the cameras.
Shallow-draft inland watercraft
- paddlewheelRotating blades propelling vessels
- sternwheelerRear-paddle propelled vessel
- flatboatLevel-bottomed river craft
- keelboatRidged-hull river cargo vessel
towboat · Mississippi · showbiz · paddleboat · houseboat · barge · deck · gangplank
One who seeks applause
- exhibitionistOne who exposes themselves
- peacockOrnate pheasant relative
- hotdogSausage in a bun
- egotistSelf-absorbed person
blowhard · braggart · swaggerer · narcissist · attention-seeker · prima donna · diva · ham
Excessively eye-catching
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- glitzyShowily eye-catching
extravagant · garish · theatrical · dramatic · splashy · loud · over-the-top · grandiose
Theatrical variety entertainment
- revueMusical variety entertainment
- varietyState of being diverse
- spectacleVisually striking event
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
burlesque · extravaganza · minstrel · melodrama · musical · performance · troupe · act
Confident, boastful manner
- flauntDisplay to provoke envy
- grandstandTiered spectator seating structure
- strutProud, showy gait
- hotdogSausage in a bun
peacock · ham it up · pose · preen · parade · attention-grabbing · scene-stealing · upstaging
riverboat
Shallow-draft inland watercraft
- paddlewheelRotating blades propelling vessels
- sternwheelerRear-paddle propelled vessel
- flatboatLevel-bottomed river craft
keelboat · towboat · Mississippi · showbiz · paddleboat · houseboat · barge · deck · gangplank · calliope
grandstander
One who seeks applause
- exhibitionistOne who exposes themselves
- peacockOrnate pheasant relative
- hotdogSausage in a bun
egotist · blowhard · braggart · swaggerer · narcissist · attention-seeker · prima donna · diva · ham · poseur
showy
Excessively eye-catching
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
glitzy · extravagant · garish · theatrical · dramatic · splashy · loud · over-the-top · grandiose · ornate
vaudeville
Theatrical variety entertainment
cabaret · burlesque · extravaganza · minstrel · melodrama · musical · performance · troupe · act · chorus
swagger
Confident, boastful manner
- flauntDisplay to provoke envy
- grandstandTiered spectator seating structure
- strutProud, showy gait
hotdog · peacock · ham it up · pose · preen · parade · attention-grabbing · scene-stealing · upstaging
- boatsship, canoe, kayak, yacht, ferry
- Broadwaymusicals, musical, Tony Award, musical theatre, theaters
- showing offboasting, bragged, bragging, boasted, flaunting
- showoffsshowoff, braggart, bragger, boaster, grandstander
- Theatersmovie theater, cinema, playhouse, opera house, auditorium
- Riverboat Gamblingriverboat casino, floating casino, poker, blackjack, roulette
showboatwallflower
Shy person avoiding socializing
shrinking violet · unassuming · self-effacing · modest · understated
showboathumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · self-deprecating · unpretentious · unassuming · down-to-earth