Beau Brummell

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of Beau Brummell 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Beau Brummell
Noun
  • Plenty of people, critics or otherwise, weighed in online, often piling on about their distaste for a perfectly adequate, somewhat imperfect, modestly ambitious thriller that’s mostly about a very intense dude trying to protect his adult children.
    David Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • But in college football’s hottest early-season matchup, the Carlsbad dude was California cool.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Travis Kelce’s podcast and later becoming engaged to her beau of two years.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Then Emily Simpson suggests a game to cheer up Shannon Storms Beador’s daughter Sophie, who came home from New York City for the weekend after being dumped by a beau.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Beau Brummell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Beau%20Brummell. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on Beau Brummell

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!