beaut
Americannoun
noun
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a person or thing that is outstanding or distinctive
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a kind, friendly, or trustworthy person
adjective
interjection
Etymology
Origin of beaut
An Americanism first recorded in 1865–70; by shortening of beauty
Example Sentences
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He first saw the ship in October 1941 resting at anchor in Pearl Harbor, and what a beaut — long and towering, capable of 20 knots, with a complement of 1,200 sailors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2024
As rants go this one's a real beaut, such a furnace blast that another student records it on her phone and quickly circulates it through the campus.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2023
He took the drop in the straw outside the hostile foliage and whacked a beaut from 255 yards almost directly at the pin.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2022
“It was kinda beat up, but we were looking at it like, ‘Ah, ain’t she a beaut!’
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2021
“The kite! Its background blends into the clouds! Looks like it's just the dragon flying up there! What a beaut you picked! I’ve worked out how to do a double loop!”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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