good look
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- noun
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- It's generally not a good look to be the vindictive person.
Yeah, it's it's not a good, not a good look when the product maker disappears.
- Yeah, it's it's not a good, not a good look when the product maker disappears.
- But my editor just said it wasn't right, wasn't a good look.
- Also you guys clapping while running is not a good look.
- My main thing is protecting FGLI Didn't think that was a good look.
- These relationships are, I mean, they're just not a good look.
- And then you get like clumpy, uneven nails and that's not a good look.
Examples
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My father stepped back to get a good look at the whole picture.
Fiction book (1993) -
OK, I think we can all agree that is not a good look, especially in America.
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So I think it's a, it's a good look for lots of people.
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Did you get a good look at him?
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That is a good look.
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Take a good look at him.
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While Pat arranged the bed, I got a good look at myself in the mirror.
Fiction book (1997) -
Completing it forced me to take a good look at what I do in the classroom and beyond.
Academic text (2004) -
I want you to take a good look at Mr. Boffano, the man seated in front of you there.
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Wearing that outfit to the formal event was definitely not a good look.
Synonyms
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The way a person or place seems to other people
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The way a person or thing looks to other people
How Attractive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an appearance or style that is attractive or favorable' is directly and compositionally derived from 'good' (favorable/attractive) + 'look' (appearance). This adjective + noun pattern is transparent and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Good look comes from talking about how someone appears. If something gives a good look, people see you in a 'favorable' way, so the phrase now means an appearance or action that looks good to others.