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bute

bute

9.9
A person or thing that looks very attractive and impressive
  • noun
  • /bjuːt/
  • Slang
translation icon : belleza
  • She looked like a total bute in that dress.

Examples

  • That new phone is a bute—sleek, fast, and stylish.

  • He drove up in a classic car, and it was a total bute.

  • Everyone agreed that she was a real bute at the party.

  • That car is a real bute!

  • Everyone agreed that she was a real bute at the party.

  • He drove up in a classic car, and it was a total bute.

  • That new phone is a bute—sleek, fast, and stylish.

Synonyms

hottie
vsbute
  • Slang
49 9.5

A very good-looking person

also covers things and general impressiveness beyond physical looks
knockout
vsbute
  • Informal
22 4.8

A very attractive person, often a woman who gets attention

applies to any person or thing, not only women
yum
vsbute
  • Slang
3 9.5

A person who looks very attractive

serves as a slang label for attractive or impressive people or things
head-turner
vsbute
  • Informal
2 5.6

A person or thing that looks very attractive and makes people turn to look

is about being attractive or impressive without needing to draw attention
show-stopper
vsbute
1 5.1

A thing that looks very impressive and gets a lot of attention

focuses more narrowly on attractiveness or being impressive rather than spectacle
reem
vsbute
  • Slang
9.9

A person people praise for being very attractive and impressive

is a slang term used more generally rather than regionally

Antonyms

866 1.0

Not pleasant to look at

9 3.9

Not very good or likely to attract attention

How Attractive

stunner
  • Informal
5 6.7
bute
  • Slang
9.9
hottie
  • Slang
49 9.5
beauty
  • NSFW
198 3.0
handsome
627 1.0

Surface Forms

bute singular
butes plural

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.