go-show

noun

The situation where a passenger checks in at an airport in the hope of getting an earlier flight than was reserved.

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Meanings

noungo-show (plural go-shows)

plural go-shows

  1. lifestyleThe situation where a passenger checks in at an airport in the hope of getting an earlier flight than was reserved.

Origin

Blend of go + no-show?

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APA

go-show. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go-show

MLA

“go-show.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go-show. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go-show,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go-show.

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