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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
Noun
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Now, Walter is still hanging around Misty, doting on her and generally just being a great (yet super-creepy) dude.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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Usually, that question produces a sparse list of obvious salary dumps plus a handful of veteran players who are getting squeezed out by some dude on Keith Law’s Top 100 Prospects list.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Lady Eliza styled the rest of her look with black sheer tights with a polka dot motif, black pointed-toe heels and a pair of shimmering Chanel stud earrings.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Unlike inside with tackle Johnny Newton, no potential stud exists coming off the edge.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Bridget’s old on-again, off-again boss/beau Daniel Cleaver (played by the gloriously incorrigible Hugh Grant) drifts in and out of the story.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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In February 2024, Deutch shared a sweet Instagram carousel of photos with her beau in honor of his birthday.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The 360-acre preserve is home to a variety of mammals, including bobcats, raccoons, armadillos, opossums, rabbits and foxes.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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The racks of fox, mink and Mongolian at booths, including the Igala NYC and the Jennie Walker Archive, which was selling a sable coat for $2,495, were swarmed by shoppers, many already wearing fur.—
Dolly Faibyshev,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His Girl Hollywood’s hero takes major inspiration from classic movie hunk Gene Kelly, particularly this film and its zany organized crime antics.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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This is the stuff, Kravitz suggests, that modern-day dreams are made of: the dead-eyed hunk, the state of permanent vacation, the numbing cycles of consumption and overindulgence.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Duke did things to Illinois on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, in a 110-67 eyeful that wasn’t as close as the final score, to shush talk of a weak ACC potentially costing Cooper and the fighting Flaggs a No. 1 seed.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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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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