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   beau

   /bəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a person's boyfriend or male admirer: "she knows nothing about the romantic past of her current beau" Similar boyfriendsweetheartloverfiancédarlingpartnersignificant otherescortyoung manadmirersuitorfollowerinformal:steadydateinformal, dated:fancy manliterary:swain
   • 2. a rich, fashionable young man; a dandy. dated Similar dandyfopgallantcavalierman about towninformal:swelltoffboyfarchaic:dudebladebloodcoxcombpopinjay

   Word Origin late 17th century (in beau (sense 2)): from French, literally ‘handsome’, from Latin bellus.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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