dreamboat

noun

dream·​boat ˈdrēm-ˌbōt How to pronounce dreamboat (audio)
slang
: one that is highly desirable
especially : a very attractive person

Examples of dreamboat in a Sentence

an actor who's still regarded as one of the screen's all-time great dreamboats
Recent Examples on the Web But Bravo, 36, won’t shoulder the blame for his indecisive TV dreamboat. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024 James Darren, a singer, director, and actor known for playing a dreamboat surfer in Gidget and for roles in TV shows such as T.J. Hooker and The Time Tunnel, died Monday in Los Angeles. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2024 Ryan Bittle for Jeremy Garrett (Todd Wilkins on Sweet Valley High) Sweet Valley High made its TV debut in September 1994, recruiting Ryan Bittle for the role of high school dreamboat Todd Wilkins. EW.com, 24 July 2024 As she’s poised in a YA triangle between selfish dreamboat Ryan and earnest nerd Collin (Taeho K), JJ just happens (or not) to have a run-in with a gang of baddies presided over by Nancy, an oligarch’s moll played by Anna Faris in wet-look platinum hair and magenta lipstick and raccoon eyeshadow. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for dreamboat 

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Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dreamboat was in 1941

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“Dreamboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreamboat. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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