beau

beau  (b)

n. pl. beaus or beaux (bz)

1. The boyfriend of a woman or girl.

2. A dandy; a fop.

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[French, from beau, bel, handsome, from Latin bellus; see deu-² in Indo-European roots.]

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beau [boh, bohz]

Noun

pl beaux or beaus

1. Chiefly US a boyfriend

2. a man who is greatly concerned with his appearance [French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	beau - a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" boyfriend, swain, young man, fellow lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
	2.	beau - a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance fashion plate, fop, gallant, dandy, dude, clotheshorse, sheik, swell coxcomb, cockscomb - a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments macaroni - a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni" adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

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beau

noun Chiefly U.S. boyfriend, man, guy (informal) date, lover, young man, steady, escort, admirer, fiancé, sweetheart, suitor, swain, toy boy, leman (archaic) fancy man (slang)