Flats
Flats noun - Footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel).
Show
Show noun - An outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect.
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Both words in one sentence
- In one episode of the show, Krusty and Sideshow Mel host an Ice Capades-type show; they slip behind some flats and two obvious skate-doubles come out to do an ice dance in their stead.
Source: On Ice - A military small town in the midst of the Cold War, small town Granite Flats, Colorado is the subject of a mystery suspense drama, created by Byutv as their first scripted television show.
Source: Series / Granite Flats -
Just to show that when this trope is used, as this Godmonster of Indian Flats trailer demonstrates, it doesn't always work.
Source: Daylight Horror
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Show and Flats. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flats/show
Flats & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/flats/show>.
Show or Flats. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/flats/show.
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