show-er

A form of shower — A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.

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Meanings

nounshow-er (plural show-ers)

plural show-ers

  1. nonstandardNonstandard form of shower (“man whose penis appears relatively large when flaccid”).

    "I'm a grower. You're a show-er," Robin says, looking downward, comparing himself to George with a self-conscious pang.

    2011, K.M. Soehnlein, Robin and Ruby
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    "Growers" are guys whose penises tend to contract a lot lengthwise when flaccid, while "show-ers" are guys whose penises could be said to merely "deflate" without contracting much in length.

    1994, jenster, “Penis Size and other Eternal Questions”, in seattle.general (Usenet)

    One kind expands and lengthens when becoming erect (a grower). The other appears big most of the time, but doesn't get much bigger after achieving erection (a show-er).

    2006, Mike Zimmerman, “Members only: 15 things you don't know about your penis”, in Men's Health, volume 21, number 6

Origin

From show + -er. The hyphenated spelling serves to distinguish from shower (“precipitation”) and related senses, which are pronounced differently and are etymologically unrelated.

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APA

show-er. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show-er

MLA

“show-er.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show-er. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “show-er,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show-er.

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