show biz

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Definition

Noun: - The entertainment industry: "Show biz" refers to the world of professional entertainment, especially the business aspects of television, film, music, and theater. It is an informal term for "show business."

Usage
  • The term is used informally to talk about the industry, its culture, and the people who work in it.
  • It often carries connotations of glamour, publicity, and the commercial side of entertainment.
Examples
Advanced Usage
  • "the whole show biz": used to emphasize the complete, typical, or sometimes clichéd world of entertainment.
    • With the red carpets and the paparazzi, it was the whole show biz experience.
Variants and Related Words
  • Show business (n): The formal, full term for the entertainment industry.
    • He studied the history of American show business.
  • Showbiz (n): A common alternative spelling, often used in headlines or informal writing.
    • The showbiz magazine covered all the latest celebrity gossip.
Synonyms
  • Entertainment industry: The formal term for businesses involved in providing entertainment.
  • The industry: A common shorthand used by people working within entertainment fields.
  • Show business: The direct, full-form synonym.
Idioms and Phrases
  • "All that show biz": Used to describe something that is typical of the exaggerated, glamorous, or insincere side of the industry.
    • Their wedding was very lavish, all that show biz.
  • "Show biz kid": Refers to a child who grows up in or is heavily involved in the entertainment industry.
    • As a show biz kid, she had her first acting role at age five.
Noun
  1. those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater

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