"show-er" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: show-ers [plural]
Etymology: From show + -er. The hyphenated spelling serves to distinguish from shower (“precipitation”) and related senses, which are pronounced differently and are etymologically unrelated. Etymology templates: {{af|en|show|-er}} show + -er, {{m|en|shower|t=precipitation}} shower (“precipitation”) Head templates: {{en-noun|head=show-er}} show-er (plural show-ers)
  1. Nonstandard form of shower (“man whose penis appears relatively large when flaccid”). Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: shower (extra: man whose penis appears relatively large when flaccid)
    Sense id: en-show-er-en-noun-q58KgYPv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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      "form": "show-ers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "ref": "1994, jenster, “Penis Size and other Eternal Questions”, in seattle.general (Usenet)",
          "text": "\"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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Mike Zimmerman, “Members only: 15 things you don't know about your penis”, in Men's Health, volume 21, number 6",
          "text": "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).",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, K.M. Soehnlein, Robin and Ruby",
          "text": "\"I'm a grower. You're a show-er,\" Robin says, looking downward, comparing himself to George with a self-conscious pang.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "1994, jenster, “Penis Size and other Eternal Questions”, in seattle.general (Usenet)",
          "text": "\"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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Mike Zimmerman, “Members only: 15 things you don't know about your penis”, in Men's Health, volume 21, number 6",
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        {
          "ref": "2011, K.M. Soehnlein, Robin and Ruby",
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