showboating
Attention-seeking display behavior
Showboating is showing off, performing ostentatiously to attract attention or admiration.
The term comes from the riverboat theaters that traveled American waterways, bringing flashy entertainment to river towns.
Athletes showboat after scoring, drawing criticism for unsportsmanlike conduct: He was penalized for showboating in the end zone.
The word implies the display is excessive or unnecessary.
Flashy, attention-seeking performance
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- gloatingSmug triumph display
- trash-talkingInsulting opponents to unsettle
strutting · excessive celebration · bat flip · peacocking · flexing · posing · jeering · mockery
Exaggerated dramatic behavior
- spectacleVisually striking event
- displayPresentation for viewing
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- stuntsDangerous performed feats
tricks · acrobatics · flourishes · dramatics · razzle-dazzle · pizzazz · panache · showmanship
Confident, boastful manner
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
- cockinessBrash overconfidence
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
brashness · hubris · egotism · overconfidence · vainglory · grandiosity · haughtiness · bravado
Showily excessive
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- glitzyShowily eye-catching
extravagant · ornate · garish · loud · over-the-top · theatrical · dramatic · attention-grabbing
hotdogging
Flashy, attention-seeking performance
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- gloatingSmug triumph display
trash-talking · strutting · excessive celebration · bat flip · peacocking · flexing · posing · jeering · mockery · provocation
theatrics
Exaggerated dramatic behavior
- spectacleVisually striking event
- displayPresentation for viewing
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
stunts · tricks · acrobatics · flourishes · dramatics · razzle-dazzle · pizzazz · panache · showmanship · scene-stealing
swagger
Confident, boastful manner
boldness · brashness · hubris · egotism · overconfidence · vainglory · grandiosity · haughtiness · bravado · pompousness
ostentatious
Showily excessive
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
glitzy · extravagant · ornate · garish · loud · over-the-top · theatrical · dramatic · attention-grabbing · eye-catching
- political tacticscampaigning, gerrymandering, filibuster, campaigns, voter suppression
- bad behaviorcheating, stealing, lying, greed, selfishness
- dramatic behaviortantrum, outburst, meltdown, scene, fit
- ego displaysarrogance, vanity, boasting, braggadocio, self-aggrandizement
- self-promotionbragging, boasting, self-praise, humble brag, plugging
- slang behaviorsgoofing off, messing around, fooling around, horsing around, slacking
showboatingself-effacement
Downplaying one's importance
modesty · humility · keeping a low profile · understatement · restraint
showboatinghumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · unpretentious · unassuming · down-to-earth · self-deprecating
showboatingworkmanlike
Efficiently competent, unflashy
no-frills · understated · matter-of-fact · businesslike · efficient
show, boat, shown, showing, showy, boating, shows, boaters, showboat