show-me

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoh mee]
- /ʃoʊ mi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoh mee]
- /ʃoʊ mi/

Definition of show-me word

adjective show-me demanding proof or evidence before being convinced: a show-me attitude toward new ideas. 1

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Origin of show-me

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Show-me

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Show-me

show-me popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for show-me

adj show-me

aporetic — Tending to doubt.
disbelieving — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
freethinking — a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
incredulous — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.

adjective show-me

bantering — teasing or facetious, or characterized by facetiousness
dissenting — to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
nonbelieving — Not a believer; in particular, not a member of a specific religious group.
quizzical — odd, queer, or comical.

All 8 Synonyms of show-me