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Showbiz

/ˈʃoʊˌbɪz/

Showbusiness

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showbusinessnounThe entertainment industry.
celebritynoun(countable) A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person.
celebnoun(informal) A celebrity; a famous person, a one who is celebrated.
tabloidnoun(newspapers) A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of a broadsheet, especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news.
tinseltownnoun(slang) Nickname for Hollywood: a district of Los Angeles, California, United States.
glamournoun(uncountable) Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal).
celebritiesnoun(countable) A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person.
vaudevillenoun(historical, uncountable) A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.
hollywoodnounA neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American motion picture industry.
newscastingnounThe production of newscasts
filmdomnounThe film (movie) industry; the people who work in that industry.
celebsnoun(informal) A celebrity; a famous person, a one who is celebrated.
entertainmentnounAn activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.
divanounAny female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
glamornoun(American spelling, uncommon) Alternative spelling of glamour. [(uncountable) Originally, enchantment; magic charm; especially, the effect of a spell that causes one to see objects in a form that differs from reality, typically to make filthy, ugly, or repulsive things seem beauteous.]
starletsnounA young actress with a promising career ahead of her.
moviemakingnounThe production of movies
thespiannounAn actor or player.
tabloidsnoun(newspapers) A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of a broadsheet, especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news.
showgirlnounA female performer in any of various (usually live) entertainment roles, usually including dancing and singing, often exotically or provocatively costumed.

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