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Beaut

//bjuːt// adj, noun, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Beautiful, splendid. Australia, especially, informal

    "An' there was posies all round Jim, He had a bran new suit, The first un that he ever had, An' everything was beaut. An' when the preacher told 'bout Jim— How ' twas he got the swipe— I saw most all them dandy swells A feelin' fer a wipe."

Noun
  1. 1
    Something or someone that is physically attractive. informal

    "That new car of yours is a real beaut."

  2. 2
    an outstanding example of its kind wordnet
  3. 3
    Something that is a remarkable example of its type. informal

    "Bruno lifted his left hand out of the bucket in order to point out to Catfoot a lump, the size of a darning egg, over his left eye. […] "Ain't it a beaut, Cat? It's where he butted me.""

Etymology

Etymology 1

Either a back-formation from beauty or a clipping of thereof.

Etymology 2

Either a back-formation from beauty or a clipping of thereof.

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