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 WebAt the end of season 3, Parker's character Carrie Bradshaw found herself with a brand new house but no boyfriend, as her on-off beau Aidan Shaw, played by John Corbett, returned to Virginia to parent his troubled son Wyatt.—Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024 The couple also spent time with Sabrina Carpenter and her beau, Barry Keoghan, during Ice Spice’s set, as fans captured footage of the group and shared it on X (formerly known as Twitter).—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 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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