showboating 

Adding unnecessary style flurishes to skilled activities, often beyond ones skill level, increasing the risk, and usually used to taunt or impress others.

That skateboarder was showboating to impress that girl when he broke his ankle.

The Washington Generals were down 150 to 10 but the Globetrotters were still showboating for the crowd.

showboating by DalethGimel January 3, 2009

showboating 

1. To have a visibly exaggerated idea of ones own skills, talents, or abilities.
2. To exhibit a grotesque amount of undue and unfounded pride for a skill or ability which is actually mediocre.

Excellent examples of people who are really bad showboaters would be that 'Lord of the Dance' blockhead Michael Flatley, the ludicrously posturing Sarah Brightman and her bloated ego, and the Queen of the Showboaters, that swirling black hole of talentlessness herself - Celine Dion.

"This was our one chance to get rid of tha showboating Canadian wench!" - Peter Griffin, Family Guy

showboating by James Howard February 2, 2004

Showboating 

When your girlfriend won't have sex with you; and you precede to pleasure yourself manually in full vision of her, fully flaunting your engorged member.

This may be done

(1) out of spite,

(2) in an attempt to induce her into sexual activity,

(3) or just simply to get a nut off.

Guy 1: Hey dude, did you get any pussy last night?

Guy 2: No damnit, my girl was tired so I showboated.

Guy 1: What a bitch! Always making you turn to showboating.

Showboating by Leon Llong July 5, 2010

showboating 

to showboat is to perform highly skilled tricks with a fooball during a game.

Now thats what i call showboatin'!
see joe cole or jay jay okocha.

showboating by SeanX May 21, 2003

Showboating 

Everything PK Subban does

PK Subban is a cocky hockey player, always showboating. While Marchand is just passionate

Showboating by SolkaTruesilver June 23, 2011

showboating 

1. A confident person that more often than not; makes confident people less confident in a sho'-bo's presence.
2. A discrete person whose exuberance can be a turn off to those who don't know better.
3. A person whose lack of popularity, have it be a wealthy man around a poor group, makes people think negative connotation.
4. It's cool. A person that obtains or acquires style, status, ego, and often makes others believe there is no equal.
5. It's very cool. You spent a long time doing something in order to achieve an award; always being pride and joy but obviously exuberant. And the subject matter is important, because lets face it -Savor it!
...Hurried showboating:
A. Like my...
B. What do you think?
C. No words just materials
D. No words just good moves
E. No words only love

Jeff :Did you know Mike drives his chromed out truck to work and parks it where he and others can always see it when he works?
Mike :Don't forget the custom headlights!
Jeff :Our generation used to condone showboating, but now I think the whole world is pretty much gone crazy!

showboating by ProfessorNar August 12, 2009

facebook showboating 

When a person want's to appear to other people as if they have a life when in all reality they're simply seeing attention and haven't quite figured out how to be interesting enough to do it for real.

Status Update: Jennifer

Hanging out with some friends — with Melissa and Jason at The St. Bar.

Comments:
Jason: I so needed this. Thank you girls so much. I love you all.
9 minutes ago · Like

Jennifer: Jason I will always be here no matter what comes in our life. I know you are hurting and I wish I could take the pain away! Love ya my bestie!!!!
7 minutes ago · Like
Anita: Aren't you guys sitting across the bar from each other? You're just facebook showboating.

facebook showboating by Aphroditesdesire January 27, 2012