beau dollar
noun South Midland and Southern U.S. Older Use.
a silver dollar.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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beau perhaps to be identified with beau, but sense is uncertain
Words nearby beau dollar
beattie, beatty, beaty, beau, beau brummell, beau dollar, beau geste, beau ideal, beau idéal, beau monde, beau's line
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