beaut
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8.8
A very impressive example of something, like a car or goal
- noun
- /bjuːt/
- Australian
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maravilla
- I'll tell you what, you're getting yourselves a real beaut there.
- a real beaut
- look at this beaut
- got a beaut
Examples
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Boy, she was a beaut, too!
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Then, there was this beaut in the second quarter of the Vikings-Chargers game.
Blog text (15) -
Me neither, but this one's going to be beaut eh?
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And it is a beaut.
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Ought to be a beaut.
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Oh, but, Ma, it's a beaut.
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Second one works like a beaut!
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Oh, it was a beaut, guv'nor.
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You're a real beaut, you know that?
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That car is a real beaut and I'm sure it will turn heads on the road.
Synonyms
beauty
vsbeaut
185
2.3
A thing that is an especially good example of its kind
is used informally to stress remarkable quality rather than pleasing aspect
Antonyms
How Remarkable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Beaut is a short form of beauty, which means 'a very good or excellent thing'. People often use beaut in casual speech to praise something outstanding, so calling something a beaut means it is a really great example.