In sports, when an athlete has a
superlative (if he is a star) or uncharacteristically good (if he is a lesser/role player) performance. Usually applied to fantasy teams, but can be used in a general sense as well.
Synonym-
blow up
Antonym-
ho' out
1. The Star
Fantasy Football Player 1 (mimicking Denzel): "King Kong ain't got nothin on me!"
FFP2: "Get outta here man, I would have beaten you by at least 10 points if Adrian Peterson hadn't
showed out with over 300 yards."
2. The Role Player
Fantasy Basketball Player 1: "What are you talking about, Eric
Dampier gets 20 points, 10 boards, and 5 blocks all the time"
FBP2: "Quit
lyin to yourself. Those numbers are Erica's biggest
showout in like 10 years"
3. The Non- Fantasy Player
Stephen Curry baby--puttin Davidson on his back with a 40 point show out. How you like them apples??
4. Famous Usage
Brendan Haywood, center for the Washington Wizards, screaming in the face of 20-year-old
Andray Blatche in the pregame introductions of one of Blatche's first starts:
"Show out or Ho' out!"
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