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Do you know what a showmance is? It is like being at a summer camp when you're a teenager. You spend summertime away from your home. When you spend three months very closely with someone at a particular place, it is like a summer love. You have no choice but to get involved with that person.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Meaning of "showmance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOWMANCE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOWMANCE

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Showmance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHOWMANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Showmance

A showmance, also known as show romance, is a romance that develops between two individuals in theater, or on films and television series and between reality show contestants or participants for the running period of the show. When the two actively engage in a "made up" situation, it can be called a fauxmance. It is also considered a neologism and its usage is gaining popularity in the media. Showmance is a portmanteau of the words show and romance. With a very few exceptions almost all showmance cases end as soon as the theater piece, or the television series or reality show is over. Although mostly involving two persons, it may also possibly extend into a three-way showmance or foursome often accompanied with real or acted rivalries and jealousies. Although mostly the relations involve partners of the opposite sex, at times, showmances may involve same sex relations as well. The term originated in the theater for romances developing between actors. Then it moved to films and scripted television, and then increasingly in reality television.

Definition of showmance in the English dictionary

The definition of showmance in the dictionary is a romance between two stars that only lasts for the run of the show.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOWMANCE

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showily
showiness
showing
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showjumping
showman
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showmanship
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showring
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WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOWMANCE

adamance
advance
affirmance
afternoon performance
benefit performance
bromance
command performance
conformance
disaffirmance
fauxmance
first performance
Gallo-Romance
high-performance
nonconformance
nonperformance
one-woman performance
performance
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romance
specific performance
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Synonyms and antonyms of showmance in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «showmance» into 25 languages

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Showmance
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Showmance
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Showmance
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Showmance
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showmance
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Showmance
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Trends of use of showmance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOWMANCE»

The term «showmance» is regularly used and occupies the 94.423 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about showmance

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QUOTES WITH «SHOWMANCE»

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Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Do you know what a showmance is? It is like being at a summer camp when you're a teenager. You spend summertime away from your home. When you spend three months very closely with someone at a particular place, it is like a summer love. You have no choice but to get involved with that person.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOWMANCE»

Discover the use of showmance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to showmance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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My Shifter Showmance
A Shifter, A Vampire and A Demon walk into a bar… Shifting Reality, Book 1 Thomas Lyons is your average cat shifter.
R. G. Alexander, 2010
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Showmance
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Showmance" is the second episode of the American television series Glee. The episode premiered on the Fox network on September 9, 2009.
Jesse Russel, Ronald Cohn, 2013
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Articles on Musical Television Episodes, Including: Pilot ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Approaching the Hunger Games Trilogy: A Literary and ...
The challenges involved in maintaining the double-consciousness necessary to succeed in the Games become most evident in Katniss's relationship with Peeta, a relationship that begins as a “showmance,” that is, as a romantic relationship ...
Tom Henthorne, 2012
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Glee Episodes: Glee, Pilot, Wheels, Sectionals, Hairography, ...
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Source Wikipedia, Books LLC, 2010
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Glee: Summer Break: An Original Novel
Now, Gleeks everywhere can spend more time with uber-ambitious Rachel Berry, outrageous Kurt Hummel, and dreamy Finn Hudson with these completely original stories about everyone's favorite glee club.
Sophia Lowell, 2011
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Girl Stays in the Picture
INT. Airport—Day: There's. No. Romance. Like. Showmance. Casey had been broke before, and she'd been alone before, but she'd never been broke, alone, and in a foreign country, clutching a ticket for a plane that had already taken off.
Melissa de la Cruz, 2009
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Size Eight in a Size Zero World
Chapter. Twenty. —. Romance,. Showmance,. and. Nomance. Sipping my morning coffee on the deck of my country house in Ridgefield, Connecticut, I can hear the birds singing in the trees. Surrounded by nature, this secluded colonial house ...
Meredith Cagen, 2009
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Filled with Glee: The Unauthorized Glee Companion
Is Sue is the true driving force behind Glee? Who is the real alpha male in New Directions? Why do we really keep coming back to Glee week after week?
Leah Wilson, 2013
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How to Write Anything: A Guide and Reference
As a result, the entire series can feel unbalanced, schizophrenic even. For example, the majority of the musical numbers in “Showmance,” “Acafellas,” “The Power of Madonna,” and “Funk” may individually charm and/or entertain the viewer, ...
John J. Ruszkiewicz, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOWMANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term showmance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why Won't Shelli Kiss Clay On 'Big Brother 17'? The Showmance Is …
Basically from the start of the competition, Clay and Shelli started their Big Brother showmance, and they have never looked back. With a clear attraction, what ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Will Becky & John Hook Up On 'Big Brother 17'? This Showmance
Chelli, Slay, Shlay — whatever you want to call Clay and Shelli's showmance this season of Big Brother is your prerogative. But before you go and buy them a ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Which Twin Likes Austin On 'Big Brother 17'? This Showmance Is …
Well, the cat is officially out of the bag when it comes to the Twin Twist. On Sunday night's episode of Big Brother, Liz revealed that she is a twin to a number of ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Big Brother: Julie Chen on Da'Vonne and the first showmance
Give us all you got, Chenbot! Each week, Big Brother host Julie Chen answers our burning questions about eviction night on the CBS show, which is back for a ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
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'Big Brother': Daniele Donato Is Up For A 'Showmance' Season In …
The former house guests joked to THR that Big Brother might be plotting a show where all the contestants are former “showmances.” Lloyd noted that she didn't ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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The Clay & Shelli 'Big Brother 17' Showmance Might Put Them In …
Showmance: [n.] a romance that develops between two reality show participants. A lovely Hollywood term for “onscreen fling.” On Big Brother 17, Clay and Shelli ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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A Fine Showmance: How Tiler Peck and Robbie Fairchild Went …
... and Fairchild's shows. For the latest installment of A Fine Showmance, Peck and Fairchild give Playbill.com a peek into their perfectly imperfect romance. «Playbill.com, Jun 15»
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A Shelli & Clay 'Big Brother 17' Showmance Is Already Brewing …
Remember when the world stopped turning the day Big Brother 17 cast member Clay Honeycutt was introduced to us? Well, it stopped again the day Shelli and ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
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'Big Brother': The houseguests most and least likely to end up in a …
Without fail, someone always falls prey to a showmance. Contestants find what they believe is love in the game and it paints a target on their back, leading to ... «Zap2it.com, Jun 15»
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A Fine Showmance: How Love Letters Kept Karen Ziemba and Bill …
For the latest installment of "A Fine Showmance," they reminisce about meeting in an Equity Library Theater production of Seesaw, their Tony Award-worthy ... «Playbill.com, Jun 15»

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