pretty boys

noun

plural of pretty boy
1
as in dudes
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance a downtown dance club with lots of pretty boys in attendance

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2
as in studs
a physically attractive man as a musical performer, he has yet to prove that he's more than just another pretty boy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pretty boys
  1. dudes
  2. studs
  3. beaux
  4. womanizers
  5. bucks
  6. foxes
Noun
  • In 72 Hours, Hart plays fortysomething advertising executive Joe, who accidentally gets added to a group chat for a bunch of younger dudes' bachelor party weekend.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
  • There’s hippie dudes and Patagonia dudes but also corporate lawyer dudes looking for a night off.
    — Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Definition of dudes
Noun
  • For kids, this typically comes down to indoor studs, which have rubber bottoms, and outdoor studs, which are the standard.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The couple subsequently took the place down to the studs and rebuilt it in collaboration with real estate developer and designer Xorin Balbes.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of studs
Noun
  • So are their girlfriends and wives, who support their beaus in stadiums and at home.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Despite some very not-so-subtle hints from yours truly, my past beaus have never gifted me a handbag on Valentine’s Day, either.
    — Michelle Baricevic, InStyle, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of beaux
Noun
  • The brothers, their lawyers conceded, were womanizers.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of womanizers
Noun
  • Most sportsmen wonder how any whitetail bucks, let alone a brute such as Kontras’, could have been so easily patterned.
    — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Pole dancers bookend him and are showered with Usher bucks, his prop cash.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of bucks
Noun
  • Jahnke’s work features four panels depicting realistic images of local wildlife, including geese, raccoons, a fox and an owl.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • World Liberty is celebrating the major milestone, while critics worry this is a new wrinkle on the classic case of the fox guarding the henhouse that will give corporations and foreign actors a new way to stealthily curry favor with the White House.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of foxes
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“Pretty boys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pretty%20boys. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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