SHOWBOAT


Meaning of SHOWBOAT in English

show ‧ boat /ˈʃəʊbəʊt $ ˈʃoʊboʊt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] informal

if someone playing a sport is showboating, they are trying to make people admire them by doing skilful tricks, but are not playing effectively for their team:

What did he ever do other than showboat around the pitch, beat five players, and end up losing the ball to the sixth?

—showboating noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.