showbiz

noun

show·​biz ˈshō-ˌbiz How to pronounce showbiz (audio)
often attributive
showbizzy adjective

Examples of showbiz in a Sentence

Sometimes the critics love you and sometimes they hate you. That's showbiz.
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Such showbiz industry luminaries as Anthony Hopkins, Jeff Bridges, Eugene Levy, Mandy Moore and Billy Crystal all lost homes early on in the wildfires, as did actor-director Mel Gibson. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Despite the tragedy, the 69-year-old showbiz vet was in relatively good spirits because his family and the chickens in his yard were mostly unharmed. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025 Throughout, there’s a empathetic understanding of actual showbiz hazards: Homer becomes addicted to painkillers, Marge blows a lot of the family fortune on bad investments, and Lisa eventually pens a tell-all titled Where Are My Residuals? 11. Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 By never breaking the anthropoid conceit — keeping Williams a chimp from working-class childhood obscurity to adult pop-stardom — Better Man evolves into the most honest and exploratory showbiz movie ever made. Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for showbiz 

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of showbiz was in 1872

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“Showbiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showbiz. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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showbiz

noun
show·​biz -ˌbiz How to pronounce showbiz (audio)

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