Her beaux between marriage generally fell into two categories: ineffectual pretty boys or handsome brutes.—Joanne Kaufman, People, 21 Mar. 1988This was essentially the vehicle that had been perfected, through more than a century or two, for—and by—a continuing line of fops, beaux, macaronis, dudes, bucks, blades, swells, bloods and mashers.—Osbert Sitwell, The Scarlet Tree, 1975
She introduced us to her latest beau.
her new beau brought flowers when he picked her up for their first date
Recent Examples on the WebHubbard has declined to comment and has not previously shared the identity of her new beau.—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024 Prior to the breakup news, Davidson and Cline were last seen together in January 2024, when the Glass Onion actress supported her beau at his comedy show at Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024 However, the lack of fireworks didn’t halt present-day, 37-year-old me from taking a leap of faith by giving a new potential beau a chance.—Fawn Stone, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024 In it, Jordana can be seen driving through Palm Beach with her former beau, Bahram Alipour, in the passenger seat.—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for beau
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, from beau, bel (masculine), belle (feminine) "beautiful, good-looking," going back to Old French bel, going back to Latin bellus, probably going back (via *duellos, assimilated from *duenlos) to *dwenelos, diminutive of *dwe-nos "good" (whence Old Latin duenos, Latin bonus) — more at bounty
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