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show-er en · 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.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, nonstandard) Nonstandard form of shower (“man whose penis appears relatively large when flaccid”).
   alt of shower
   • "I'm a grower. You're a show-er," Robin says, looking downward, comparing himself to George with a self-conscious pang. 2011, K.M. Soehnlein, Robin and Ruby:
   • 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). 2006, Mike Zimmerman, “Members only: 15 things you don't know about your penis”, in Men's Health, volume 21, number 6:
   • "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. 1994, jenster, “Penis Size and other Eternal Questions”, in seattle.general (Usenet):

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