showboats
Attention-seeking show-offs
Showboats were riverboats that traveled American waterways in the 19th and early 20th centuries, bringing theatrical entertainment to towns along the route.
The word now primarily describes people who perform ostentatiously to attract attention: He's such a showboat—always has to be the center of attention.
The verb means to show off: She was showboating for the cameras instead of playing defense.
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- MississippiSouthern state or major river
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
- calliopePressurized pipe instrument
deck · gangplank · levee · wharf · vaudeville · excursion · promenade · passenger
Confident, boastful manner
- flauntDisplay to provoke envy
- grandstandTiered spectator seating structure
- self-promotePublicize one's own abilities
- hotdogSausage in a bun
peacock · strut · preen · hotshot · attention-seeker · scene-stealer · ham · one-upmanship
One who amuses others
- actorOne who portrays characters
- hamCured pig thigh
- vaudevillianVariety show performer
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
comedian · impersonator · cabaret · emcee · headliner · starlet · trouper · matinee idol
Showy, often tastelessly so
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- glitzyShowily eye-catching
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- splashyOstentatiously eye-catching
ostentatious · extravagant · over-the-top · garish · loud · ornate · fancy · elaborate
paddlewheel
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- MississippiSouthern state or major river
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
calliope · deck · gangplank · levee · wharf · vaudeville · excursion · promenade · passenger · Mark Twain
swagger
Confident, boastful manner
- flauntDisplay to provoke envy
- grandstandTiered spectator seating structure
- self-promotePublicize one's own abilities
hotdog · peacock · strut · preen · hotshot · attention-seeker · scene-stealer · ham · one-upmanship · exhibitionist
entertainer
One who amuses others
- actorOne who portrays characters
- hamCured pig thigh
- vaudevillianVariety show performer
diva · comedian · impersonator · cabaret · emcee · headliner · starlet · trouper · matinee idol · scene-stealer
flashy
Showy, often tastelessly so
splashy · ostentatious · extravagant · over-the-top · garish · loud · ornate · fancy · elaborate · theatrical
- boat toursriver cruise, river cruises, harbor tour, coastal cruise, sunset cruise
- Mississippi RiverItasca, levee, riverboats, towboats, towboat
- show-offsbraggarts, boasters, grandstanders, egotists, narcissists
- theaterplays, stage, play, onstage, acting
- famous peoplecelebrity, star, stars, legend, icon
- sports starsall-stars, elite athletes, elite players, MVPs, superstars
showboatsteam players
Those prioritizing collective success
role players · unsung heroes · facilitators · enablers · collaborators