Timeline for Meaning of “show out” (intransitive form, NOT show someone out)
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| Dec 6, 2021 at 18:58 | comment | added | DjinTonic | The usages are fairly continuous from just appearing/revealing oneself to acting up to showing off. This is confirmed by the OED definition I've added. | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 18:37 | history | edited | Cimbali | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 6, 2021 at 18:11 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Dec 6, 2021 at 17:59 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | @DjinTonic Well, as just commented and voted, I disagree with your definition and the question! | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 17:57 | comment | added | DjinTonic | @FumbleFingers I disagree. The usage is not limited to police work and reference works cover the usage. | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 17:56 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | I’m voting to close this question because it's about a domain-specific slang usage | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 17:55 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | I don't really see the point of a question like this. If you actually worked in police undercover activities, I'm sure you'd pick up on the usage on day one of your training (it is after all the golden rule that you mustn't show out). If you don't work in that area there's probably no reason why you should need to think about it, if the intended sense isn't obvious when you encounter it somewhere. | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 17:49 | comment | added | DjinTonic | Before looking this up, I got the meaning of the OP's example from context. However, I wasn't familiar with this usage. From "The cuffs of your dress shirt should show out from/out of your jacket sleeves" I wouldn't blink at "The cuffs of your dress shirt should show out"-- not so for "Don't show out in company" (show off/act up/act out) or "Keep you head down, or you'll show out (to the enemy). This is new for me. | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 17:25 | history | reopened |
Edwin Ashworth DjinTonic KillingTime |
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| Dec 6, 2021 at 16:59 | comment | added | Cimbali | @EdwinAshworth My bad. I assumed on my side it was obvious this was an uncommon expression, my edits tried to make clearer what I meant. Thanks for the feedback. | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 16:21 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | a telescope?" "Can 'show out' be used as an intransitive multi word verb?" As you've now added correctly attributed and linked research (showing 'no support for this usage here' ... still totally acceptable evidence of research), it's a valid question on ELU and I've voted to reopen the edited version. | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 16:21 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | "It's perfectly reasonable for reviewers to assume that a common expression can be explained by consulting ordinary reference works. They shouldn't have to do that search. If it can't be, it's up to the asker to demonstrate that it can't be. Something like "I researched but maybe I missed it" isn't particularly helpful in this case: if you researched and didn't find anything, at least show where you looked." (Andrew Leach). It is only reasonable to extend this to potential broadened usages of common words / phrases (as with "Is 'very unique' acceptable?" "Can 'telescope' mean 'observe with ... | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 15:57 | comment | added | Cimbali | @EdwinAshworth Sorry, I went by this recommendation and examples linked in there. Is there some more up-to-date guidance to use? I’ll make sure to check wiktionary as well next time. | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 15:30 | review | Reopen votes | |||
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| Dec 6, 2021 at 15:30 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | Not weird at all. There was no research shown until your edit. // I believe '[English] Wiktionary' has the largest listing of headwords among English dictionaries, and, especially where a colloquial / informal / slang usage is suspected, is always worth checking. | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 15:10 | comment | added | Cimbali | Kind of weird closing this as off-topic. It certainly isn’t a common way of using “show out”, so definitely not on topic for ELL, and the definition is also missing in all dictionaries I’ve checked (I’ve edited in a few to show research). @DjinTonic’s answer is great and points out this is colloquial hence the difficulty in pinning down the exact meaning. | |
| Dec 6, 2021 at 15:05 | history | edited | Cimbali | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Include looked up dictionaries
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| Dec 6, 2021 at 0:13 | history | closed |
Edwin Ashworth KillingTime jimm101 |
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| Dec 5, 2021 at 17:50 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Dec 5, 2021 at 15:32 | vote | accept | Cimbali | ||
| Dec 5, 2021 at 1:53 | answer | added | DjinTonic | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 4, 2021 at 21:24 | comment | added | KillingTime | I suspect the answer is in the second example. Never show out = never break cover, that is, never give away that you're police. | |
| S Dec 4, 2021 at 21:20 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Dec 4, 2021 at 21:20 | history | asked | Cimbali | CC BY-SA 4.0 |