midshow

M3I1D2S1H4O1W4

adjective

Occurring in the middle of a show, neither at the beginning nor the end

OriginEnglish show ← Middle English schewen ← Old English scēawian →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivemidshow (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring in the middle of a show, neither at the beginning nor the end

    “I am the diabolical Bobby Brown,” he said, exhausted, before an excellent midshow run of songs […].

    2009 February 14, Jon Caramanica, “The Newest New Edition: Three Singers, Trading Styles With Equanimity”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Proto-West Germanic*skauwōn
  12. Old Englishscēawian
  13. Middle Englishschewen
  14. Englishshow
  15. Englishmidshow

From mid- + show.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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