Meaning of showmance | Babel Free

Definitions

A romance between cast members or production crew of a play or television show (often reality shows) which only lasts the duration of the show, or its filming.

colloquial, countable, uncountable

Examples

“I notoriously fell for my leading man. I really did. By the third or fourth leading man I said "No, Mom, it's real. I love him. I know it is sort of like a pattern but I love him." There is legitimacy to a showmance."”

“Eventually the tale of a stagehand who seemed to be separated from his housebound wife, but, oddly, not when she came to visit, seemed more amusing than appalling, and I learned not to wince at the various (sometimes painfully) young women who arrived breathless and eager for a Showmance—whether or not there was a wife in the background. [sic]”

“In addition to mud-slinging, deception and drama, showmance is one aspect that makes reality television so addicting.”

“Reality TV is a guilty pleasure for a lot of Libras, and TDI was basically reality television in animated kid form, complete with challenges and some Total Drama showmances - both good and bad.”

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