beau geste
- a fine or beautiful gesture
- an act or offer that seems fine, noble, etc., but is empty
See beau geste in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bō zhĕstˈ)
noun pl. beaux gestes beaux gestes or
beau gestes (bō zhĕstˈ) - A gracious gesture.
- A gesture noble in form but meaningless in substance.
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