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 WebIn August 2019, Collins and McDowell went Instagram with a photo of her and her beau in Paris, France.—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Aug. 2024 Emily breaks things off with her British beau Alfie to finally pursue a romantic relationship with Gabriel after seasons of romantic tension and covert flirtation.—Cady Lang, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024 The trailer sees Kody’s ex-wife introduce her new beau to her former sister wives and former husband.—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024 Eight months later, in June 1967, Mansfield, her beau, and the driver were killed when their car slammed into a stalled tractor-trailer, peeling the top of the vehicle off like a can of sardines.—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 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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