showmanceEtymologyBlend of show + romance.nounA romance between cast members or production crew of a play or television show (often reality shows) which only lasts the duration of the show, or its filming.“I notoriously fell for my leading man. I really did. By the third or fourth leading man I said "No, Mom, it's real. I love him. I know it is sort of like a pattern but I love him." There is legitimacy to a showmance."”