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as in dude
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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as in stud
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 pretty boy
How to adopt: Interested adopters can meet pretty boy Pepper at the Arizona Humane Society’s South Mountain location.
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The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 21 Jan. 2023
Austin Butler’s version of Elvis is a sulky pretty boy with smokey-eye makeup, loud silk shirts, and lips the color and texture of bubblegum.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 24 June 2022
Brave, brilliant, ugly Cyrano yearns for Roxane (Evelyn Miller), who has fallen in love with pretty boy Christian (Eben Figueiredo), a soldier who has just enlisted in Cyrano’s tough-talking military regiment.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2022
John Boyega plays Dahomey’s young king, Ghezo, a benevolent if somewhat pretty boy leader who takes on soft diplomacy while deploying his Agojie to collect the heads of his enemies.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022
This was the last time Leo would try to headline a big-budget movie still looking like the pretty boy of Titanic; after this, his next four films were for either Martin Scorsese or Steven Spielberg.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 29 Dec. 2021
To compare his 1955 Newman, a pretty boy whose smile is a quick squiggle, with the Newman of 2002, his features still handsome but etched by the passage of a half-century, is an epitome in two drawings of Hirschfeld’s art.
—Terry Teachout, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2021
Nicole Kidman plays war correspondent Martha Gellhorn opposite yet another pretty boy cast as Hemingway, Clive Owen.
—Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 2 Apr. 2021
This Ben is a Machiavellian tactician, wrapped up in a pretty boy body with a rumbling inner-squid.
—Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 11 Jan. 2021
The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 21 Jan. 2023
Austin Butler’s version of Elvis is a sulky pretty boy with smokey-eye makeup, loud silk shirts, and lips the color and texture of bubblegum.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 24 June 2022
Brave, brilliant, ugly Cyrano yearns for Roxane (Evelyn Miller), who has fallen in love with pretty boy Christian (Eben Figueiredo), a soldier who has just enlisted in Cyrano’s tough-talking military regiment.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2022
John Boyega plays Dahomey’s young king, Ghezo, a benevolent if somewhat pretty boy leader who takes on soft diplomacy while deploying his Agojie to collect the heads of his enemies.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022
This was the last time Leo would try to headline a big-budget movie still looking like the pretty boy of Titanic; after this, his next four films were for either Martin Scorsese or Steven Spielberg.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 29 Dec. 2021
To compare his 1955 Newman, a pretty boy whose smile is a quick squiggle, with the Newman of 2002, his features still handsome but etched by the passage of a half-century, is an epitome in two drawings of Hirschfeld’s art.
—Terry Teachout, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2021
Nicole Kidman plays war correspondent Martha Gellhorn opposite yet another pretty boy cast as Hemingway, Clive Owen.
—Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 2 Apr. 2021
This Ben is a Machiavellian tactician, wrapped up in a pretty boy body with a rumbling inner-squid.
—Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 11 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pretty boy
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And there’s almost no one in town who wouldn’t take that offering, except this scrawny dude.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Chris Martin is known for being a super-chill dude.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Latina stud earrings ($60) are subtle yet perfect everyday statement pieces.Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Price upon publish date of this article: $1,020 David Yurman Petite Modern Renaissance Pearl Stud Earrings $495 Buy Now at david yurman Timeless pearl stud earrings get a golden touch of modernity with this David Yurman holiday gift idea.Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
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The plan was to swap Theodosia for the real Ynez, but the princess insisted that her beau be sprung, too, and Valya obliged.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Dec. 2024
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Plus, all three women come to their young beaus via a daughter, or pseudo-daughter like Diana.Mariam Rahmani, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Incroyables in France and Beau Brummell dandies were satirized by cartoonists for their corseting and groin-centric trouser display.Sarah Mower, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2022
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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, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
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In March 2018, a female Arctic fox wearing a tracking collar traveled from a research site on a Norwegian archipelago to the Canadian Ellesmere Island, paddling more than 2,700 miles from start to finish in the span of just four months.Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
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The animals included twelve bats, nine racoons, eight skunks, two groundhogs, a bobcat, three cats and a fox, data shows.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
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But with the cost of beef these days — though stores may run specials this time of year on standing rib roasts — such a big hunk of beef requires care and some paying attention too.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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Her husband's a hunk, her career's going great, and her enormous house is dressed up for the holidays without an ornament out of place.EW.com, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Decorated with an assemblage of train signage, colorful lights and faux storefronts, Hibiki BBQ offers an eyeful as guests grill Japanese, Australian and American Wagyu, pork jowl, scallops, beef tongue, vegetables, squid and more.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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Halle Berry’s boyfriend, Van Hunt, gave his social media followers a mother lode of an eyeful on Mother’s Day.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
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