Definition of Beau Brummellnext
as in dude
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance the Beau Brummells at the health club spend most of their time in front of the mirror

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Recent Examples of Beau Brummell Much like the advice of Beau Brummell, a close friend of the future King George IV who in the 19th century helped define Royal Ascot’s dress code. Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 The original dandy—most famously embodied by figures like Beau Brummell in 18th-century Britain—was a man whose primary purpose was to stand out by being impeccably groomed and dressed. Ty Gaskins, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025 Buy the Book From Beau Brummell to Emily Adams Bode, The Men’s Fashion Book documents over 200 years of fashion history by spotlighting the people and brands that have shaped the world of menswear. WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021 Fashion and dandyism enthusiasts will immediately recall writings about historical fashion figure and dandy Beau Brummell, an arbiter of men’s style in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
  • Yet their portrait of the artist as a hopeless snot-nosed punk doesn’t seem interested in knowing who this guy was past being another dude in search of a purpose.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • While his antics look like something straight out of a Savannah Bananas game, the dude can throw a baseball.
    Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Sara Howe, a carriage driving trainer who often sees Louise and her beau at competitions, told Hello!
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Berry, who turns 60 on August 14, didn’t share any photos of her musician beau in Tuesday’s post.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 29 July 2026

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“Beau Brummell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Beau%20Brummell. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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