bute
- noun
- /bjuːt/
- Slang
- She looked like a total bute in that dress.
Examples
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That new phone is a bute—sleek, fast, and stylish.
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He drove up in a classic car, and it was a total bute.
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Everyone agreed that she was a real bute at the party.
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That car is a real bute!
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Everyone agreed that she was a real bute at the party.
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He drove up in a classic car, and it was a total bute.
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That new phone is a bute—sleek, fast, and stylish.
Synonyms
A very good-looking person
A very attractive person, often a woman who gets attention
A person who looks very attractive
A person or thing that looks very attractive and makes people turn to look
A thing that looks very impressive and gets a lot of attention
A person people praise for being very attractive and impressive
Antonyms
How Attractive
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the slang bute is to see it as a short form of beauty or the informal beaut, which people use for something 'great' or 'attractive'. That's why calling someone a bute means they are impressive or very attractive.