beau

The definition of beau refers to a man who a woman is dating or to a man who pays too much attention to how he looks.

(noun)

An example of a beau is the man who regularly takes a woman out to dinner and gives her flowers.
An example of a beau is a man who spends hours in front of the mirror grooming himself.

See beau in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. beaus or beaux

Origin: Fr, a dandy < beau, bel, pretty < L bellus, pretty

See beau in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. beaus beaus or beaux (bōz)

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from beau, bel, handsome

Origin: , from Latin bellus; see deu-² in Indo-European roots

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