plural beauts
US + Australia + New Zealand, informal
: a very good or attractive thing or person
He just bought a new car—it's a real beaut. [=beauty]
—often used in an ironic way to describe a bad thing or personYou've told lies before, but this one's a beaut. [=a very bad lie]
My boss is a real beaut—he complains about everything but never does any work himself.
Australia + New Zealand, informal
: excellent or beautiful
That new car of yours is beaut!
a beaut car
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“Beaut.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/beaut. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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