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show-er

noun

Etymology

From show + -er. The hyphenated spelling serves to distinguish from shower (“precipitation”) and related senses, which are pronounced differently and are etymologically unrelated.

  1. derived from *(s)kewh₁-✻
  2. inherited from *skawwōną✻ — “to look, see”
  3. inherited from *skauwōn✻
  4. inherited from scēawian
  5. inherited from schewen
  6. formed as show-er — “show + -er”

Definitions

  1. Nonstandard form of shower (“man whose penis appears relatively large when flaccid”).

    • "Growers" are guys whose penises tend to contract a lot lengthwise when flaccid, while "show-ers" are guys whose penises could be said to merely "deflate" without contracting much in length.
    • One kind expands and lengthens when becoming erect (a grower). The other appears big most of the time, but doesn't get much bigger after achieving erection (a show-er).
    • "I'm a grower. You're a show-er," Robin says, looking downward, comparing himself to George with a self-conscious pang.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA