Meanings
verbshowrun (third-person singular simple present showruns, present participle showrunning, simple past showran, past participle showrun)
present singular third person showruns · participle present showrunning · past showran · alternative show-run
- raretransitivebroadcastingTo act as a showrunner for (a television show).
But she dreams of having, and show-running, her own television program. In May, she’ll perform two nights as her character at Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn — a neighborhood that character would probably struggle to find.
2023 March 14, Alexandra Jacobs, “Your Annoying Roommate Is Slaying on TikTok”, in The New York Times
Origin
Back-formation from showrunner.
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APA
showrun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showrun
MLA
“showrun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showrun. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “showrun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showrun.
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