1712, from show (n.) + -y (2). Related: Showiness; showiness. Originally in a positive sense.
a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet
showman
showmanship
show-off
show-place
showroom
showy
shrank
shrapnel
shred
shredded
shredder
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