showbizn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈʃəʊbɪz/, U.S.

/ˈʃoʊˌbɪz/

Forms: 1800s– showbiz, 1900s– shobiz (nonstandard).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: show business n.

Etymology: Shortened < show business n.; compare biz n.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A. n.

1. The entertainment industry; = show business n. 1.In early use with the.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > show-business

show business1840

showbiz1872

1872 Daily State Jrnl. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 4 Apr. /1 The ‘Silver-toned’ Hascall called upon us yesterday. He is yet in the show biz.

1909 Evening Herald (Norwalk, Ohio) [He] should and does know ‘show biz’ from beginning to end.

1910 Cent. Mag. Mar. 692/1 Everybody has got to be a hustler in de show biz.

1945 Variety 13 June 25/4 Big-league baseball already had rearranged its team travel schedules to a minimum. However show biz has done nothing about this yet.

1976 Liverpool Echo 23 Nov. 6/4 Blackpool remains..the heartland of Northern showbiz.

2002 Independent 26 July (Review section) 10/1 Desiree..pursued a career in showbiz only to end up doing infomercials on daytime.

2. The idealized qualities characteristic of or associated with show business; glamour, glitz.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > glamour

glamour1937

glam1961

zhuzh1968

showbiz1970

glitziness1982

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [noun] > (an) ostentatious display

pompc1330

vaunterya1492

pomping pridec1503

braga1513

flaunt-a-flaunt1576

plume1580

affecting1584

top and topgallant1593

ruffle1609

parado1621

riota1649

flutter1667

show1713

sprunk1746

to make a splash1804

show-off1811

paraffle1816

shine1819

splurge1828

gaud1831

spludge1831

poppy-show1860

razzle1885

razzmatazz1917

foofaraw1933

showbiz1970

glitz1977

1970 Life 31 July 48/1 He had named it [sc. the space capsule Freedom 7] with a sure sense of the show biz of the moment.

1988 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 30 Mar. 2 I've tried to handle it the way I think Liberace would do it—lots of show biz.

1996 G. G. Puri & V. T. Joshi India at Cross-roads xiii. 45 Grace, dignity and national pride are melting away under the materialism and showbiz of the west.

2002 N. Walker Blackbox (2003) 20 Miles was supplying no such contrast. His intro lacked showbiz.

2016 Washington Post (Nexis) 18 Apr. (Met 2 ed.) a1 It's very important to put some showbiz into a convention, otherwise people are going to fall asleep.

B. adj.

Characteristic of show business or the people who work in it; glamorous, stylish, glitzy; = showbizzy adj.Sometimes overlapping with attributive use of the noun; cf. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [adjective] > show-business

show business1922

showbizzy1942

showbiz1966

1966 Life 12 Aug. 7/1 (advt.) The funny feeling that doing something to your gray was too flashy, too ‘show biz’.

1979 Guardian 1 May 30/1 In keeping with the show-biz, razzmatazz side of the election, the most glamorous transport belongs to the media.

1992 L. Marks & M. Gran New Statesman 75 He wears a gorgeous, new, cream, double-breasted designer suit, very showbiz.

2004 Vanity Fair Jan. 59/2 She's as showbiz as it gets.

Compounds

General attributive, as showbiz career, showbiz gossip, showbiz personality, etc.Sometimes overlapping with the adjective; cf. B.

ΚΠ

1936 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 8 Dec. 18/1 Dannie..amazed the vaude agent by tracing the latter's showbiz career from almost cradle time 'till up to now.

1945 Variety 30 May 28/3 (heading) Cantor's Showbiz tribute.

1946 J. B. Priestley Bright Day viii. 243 Wouldn't it be heavenly if you could mix them up—..the retired majors..and the Show Biz boys.

1970 Jet 21 May 60 Her reported romance with the entertainer and with other show biz personalities.

1987 Q Oct. 10/1 The average showbiz biopic is a dubious affair.

2001 Revolution 1 Aug. 16/5 I'm fairly obsessed with showbiz gossip.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	showbiz
释义	showbizn.adj. Brit. /ˈʃəʊbɪz/, U.S. /ˈʃoʊˌbɪz/ Forms: 1800s– showbiz, 1900s– shobiz (nonstandard). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: show business n. Etymology: Shortened < show business n.; compare biz n. colloquial (originally U.S.). A. n. 1. The entertainment industry; = show business n. 1.In early use with the. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > show-business show business1840 showbiz1872 1872 Daily State Jrnl. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 4 Apr. /1 The ‘Silver-toned’ Hascall called upon us yesterday. He is yet in the show biz. 1909 Evening Herald (Norwalk, Ohio) [He] should and does know ‘show biz’ from beginning to end. 1910 Cent. Mag. Mar. 692/1 Everybody has got to be a hustler in de show biz. 1945 Variety 13 June 25/4 Big-league baseball already had rearranged its team travel schedules to a minimum. However show biz has done nothing about this yet. 1976 Liverpool Echo 23 Nov. 6/4 Blackpool remains..the heartland of Northern showbiz. 2002 Independent 26 July (Review section) 10/1 Desiree..pursued a career in showbiz only to end up doing infomercials on daytime. 2. The idealized qualities characteristic of or associated with show business; glamour, glitz. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > glamour glamour1937 glam1961 zhuzh1968 showbiz1970 glitziness1982 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [noun] > (an) ostentatious display pompc1330 vaunterya1492 pomping pridec1503 braga1513 flaunt-a-flaunt1576 plume1580 affecting1584 top and topgallant1593 ruffle1609 parado1621 riota1649 flutter1667 show1713 sprunk1746 to make a splash1804 show-off1811 paraffle1816 shine1819 splurge1828 gaud1831 spludge1831 poppy-show1860 razzle1885 razzmatazz1917 foofaraw1933 showbiz1970 glitz1977 1970 Life 31 July 48/1 He had named it [sc. the space capsule Freedom 7] with a sure sense of the show biz of the moment. 1988 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 30 Mar. 2 I've tried to handle it the way I think Liberace would do it—lots of show biz. 1996 G. G. Puri & V. T. Joshi India at Cross-roads xiii. 45 Grace, dignity and national pride are melting away under the materialism and showbiz of the west. 2002 N. Walker Blackbox (2003) 20 Miles was supplying no such contrast. His intro lacked showbiz. 2016 Washington Post (Nexis) 18 Apr. (Met 2 ed.) a1 It's very important to put some showbiz into a convention, otherwise people are going to fall asleep. B. adj. Characteristic of show business or the people who work in it; glamorous, stylish, glitzy; = showbizzy adj.Sometimes overlapping with attributive use of the noun; cf. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [adjective] > show-business show business1922 showbizzy1942 showbiz1966 1966 Life 12 Aug. 7/1 (advt.) The funny feeling that doing something to your gray was too flashy, too ‘show biz’. 1979 Guardian 1 May 30/1 In keeping with the show-biz, razzmatazz side of the election, the most glamorous transport belongs to the media. 1992 L. Marks & M. Gran New Statesman 75 He wears a gorgeous, new, cream, double-breasted designer suit, very showbiz. 2004 Vanity Fair Jan. 59/2 She's as showbiz as it gets. Compounds General attributive, as showbiz career, showbiz gossip, showbiz personality, etc.Sometimes overlapping with the adjective; cf. B. ΚΠ 1936 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 8 Dec. 18/1 Dannie..amazed the vaude agent by tracing the latter's showbiz career from almost cradle time 'till up to now. 1945 Variety 30 May 28/3 (heading) Cantor's Showbiz tribute. 1946 J. B. Priestley Bright Day viii. 243 Wouldn't it be heavenly if you could mix them up—..the retired majors..and the Show Biz boys. 1970 Jet 21 May 60 Her reported romance with the entertainer and with other show biz personalities. 1987 Q Oct. 10/1 The average showbiz biopic is a dubious affair. 2001 Revolution 1 Aug. 16/5 I'm fairly obsessed with showbiz gossip. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1872
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