dreamboat

[ dreem-boht ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a highly attractive or desirable person:

   Look at these vintage pics I found of Grandpa in uniform—he was a real dreamboat back in the day!

2. Older Use. a luxuriously designed car.

dreamboat

/ ˈdriːmˌbəʊt /

noun

1. old-fashioned.
   an exceptionally attractive person or thing, esp a person of the opposite sex

Word History and Origins

Origin of dreamboat¹

First recorded in 1940–45; dream + boat

Example Sentences

Yeah, the “Giant man-puppy” that is Gronkowski won't hold a sexual candle to the blue-eyed dreamboat.

From The Daily Beast

The dreamboat is a closeted district attorney named Paul, played by Garret Dillahunt of Raising Hope.

From The Daily Beast

The plot: After the post-divorce catharsis of Eat, Pray, Love, Gilbert settled down with a Brazilian dreamboat she calls Felipe.

From The Daily Beast

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