beaut

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noun Informal.

(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.

Origin of beaut

1865–70, Americanism; by shortening from beauty

Can be confusedbeaut butte Butte

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Examples from the Web for beaut

Historical Examples

He came in with a valise, and I saw him open it and say, 'You are a beaut, you are.'
The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan
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Fergy, said the city editor, heres a beaut for you—right in your line.
Local Color
Irvin S. Cobb
The next evening Beaut sat in the darkness on the steps before the bakery.
Marching Men
Sherwood Anderson
Beaut went on cleaning the horses and thinking of what the hunchback had said.
Marching Men
Sherwood Anderson
I saw her, an' she's some beaut; Joe ain't passin' up nuthin' like that.
The Devil's Own
Randall Parrish

British Dictionary definitions for beaut

beaut

noun

a person or thing that is outstanding or distinctive
a kind, friendly, or trustworthy person

adjective

good or excellent

interjection

Also: you beaut! an exclamation of joy or pleasure

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Word Origin and History for beaut

n.

1866, abbreviated form of beauty in the sense of "a beautiful thing or person."

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Examples from the Web for beaut

Historical Examples

He came in with a valise, and I saw him open it and say, 'You are a beaut, you are.'

Fergy, said the city editor, heres a beaut for you—right in your line.

The next evening Beaut sat in the darkness on the steps before the bakery.

Beaut went on cleaning the horses and thinking of what the hunchback had said.

I saw her, an' she's some beaut; Joe ain't passin' up nuthin' like that.

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Word Origin and History for beaut

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Origin of beaut