The only thing I could find online about it was that it is the equivalent to "giving it the ol' college try". Are there other meanings?
2006-09-21 04:52:07 · 8 answers · asked by ♥ тнє σяιgιиαℓ gιяℓfяι∂αу ♥ 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
To me a showboat is someone who likes to be the center of attention.
2006-09-21 04:54:25 · answer #1 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As one of the coolest people I personally know...let me put you onto a little knowledge. I often find that I Iearn best when I have examples I can relate to...so let me see what I can do for ya! Showboatin' would be when you walk out your front door, wearing your best/most expensive outfit on a great self esteem day. You know you look good, and you know that everyone else knows you look good....Showboatin' is going to the most exclusive restaurant/club, getting a VIP table for you and all your friends while regular folks and other VIP's watch you and your girls party, dance and drink(preferably champagne!) the night away.
2006-09-21 05:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by laurenmorrislaw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means showing off in some form. Usually a skill. Such as showboating your awesome skating skills in front of the girls.
2006-09-21 04:54:53 · answer #3 · answered by Dee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand that "showboating" is the equivalent of "being a ham" onstage; that is, taking all the attention for yourself by overacting (or what others perceive as overacting).
2006-09-21 04:54:51 · answer #4 · answered by ensign183 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means showing off so as to become the center of attention.
2006-09-21 09:24:13 · answer #5 · answered by rhymer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
similar to "grandstanding" I think. Showing off and trying to be the the center of attention
2006-09-21 05:00:33 · answer #6 · answered by zilDaisy@yahoo.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it basically means being cocky or arrogant about having some sort of expensive luxury, like a car, and showing it off constantly.
2006-09-21 04:54:28 · answer #7 · answered by epablo111088 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
being a showoff
2006-09-21 05:01:25 · answer #8 · answered by tirebiter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋