dreamboatn.

Brit.

/ˈdriːmbəʊt/, U.S.

/ˈdrimˌboʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dream n.², boat n.¹

Etymology: < dream n.² + boat n.¹Dream boat (in its literal sense) is used as a metaphor in some love songs of the 1930s: G. Lombardo When My Dream Boat Comes Home (1936) and E. Scott Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat (1936). Compare also the title of the U.S. short film Who Has Been Rocking My Dreamboat (1941) and the following:1944 Slanguage Dict. 61 Someone's rocking my dream boat, another fellow is dating my girl.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

1. A sexually attractive person, (now) esp. a man. Also occasionally: a person who is exceptionally kind, generous, etc. Cf. dream n.² 5. Now somewhat dated, or humorous. In quot. 1941 as a nickname.

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the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > man

Prince Charming1855

Valentino1930

dreamboat1941

smasher1948

hunk1966

babe1973

oppa2009

1941 Paris (Texas) News 14 Sept. 12/2 Wonder why co-workers..have nicknamed Charles Boyer ‘Dream Boat’?

1944 Daily Times–News (Burlington, N. Carolina) 7 Mar. 4/3 Constance Moore, the dreamboat, floating down 5th Avenue.

1946 Liberty 15 June 35/2 She grinned to herself just to think of the expression on his dream-boat face.

1951 T. Rattigan Who is Sylvia? ii. 245 I thought you'd be quite old and staid and ordinary and, my God, look at you, a positive dream boat.

1960 Woman's Own 10 Sept. 63/2 You've been a dreamboat, and so has Robin.

1992 N. Cohn Heart of World xii. 164 This gave him the pampered, slightly babyfat look of a fifties' rock and roll star, a bobbysoxer's dreamboat.

2001 Empire Dec. 93/1 Mum, who'd always predicted Billy Bob would one day star alongside her favourite moustached dreamboat, was proved right.

2. A very luxurious or stylish car. Now somewhat rare.

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1949 J. H. Burns Lucifer with Bk. iii. 187 Each tenderly described his Dreamboat: its whitewalled tires, its motor, its accouterments [sic].

1957 Life 29 Apr. 137/1 (caption) A dream boat for hot-rodders is a chromed roadster like this one.

1989 C. S. Murray Crosstown Traffic i. 14 The bulgy chrome excrescences on dreamboat Cadillacs, triumphs of American engineering.

1999 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 5 Aug. 36 While the old Almera was no dreamboat it was at least a functional design.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dreamboat
释义	dreamboatn. Brit. /ˈdriːmbəʊt/, U.S. /ˈdrimˌboʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dream n.², boat n.¹ Etymology: < dream n.² + boat n.¹Dream boat (in its literal sense) is used as a metaphor in some love songs of the 1930s: G. Lombardo When My Dream Boat Comes Home (1936) and E. Scott Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat (1936). Compare also the title of the U.S. short film Who Has Been Rocking My Dreamboat (1941) and the following:1944 Slanguage Dict. 61 Someone's rocking my dream boat, another fellow is dating my girl. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. A sexually attractive person, (now) esp. a man. Also occasionally: a person who is exceptionally kind, generous, etc. Cf. dream n.² 5. Now somewhat dated, or humorous. In quot. 1941 as a nickname. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > man Prince Charming1855 Valentino1930 dreamboat1941 smasher1948 hunk1966 babe1973 oppa2009 1941 Paris (Texas) News 14 Sept. 12/2 Wonder why co-workers..have nicknamed Charles Boyer ‘Dream Boat’? 1944 Daily Times–News (Burlington, N. Carolina) 7 Mar. 4/3 Constance Moore, the dreamboat, floating down 5th Avenue. 1946 Liberty 15 June 35/2 She grinned to herself just to think of the expression on his dream-boat face. 1951 T. Rattigan Who is Sylvia? ii. 245 I thought you'd be quite old and staid and ordinary and, my God, look at you, a positive dream boat. 1960 Woman's Own 10 Sept. 63/2 You've been a dreamboat, and so has Robin. 1992 N. Cohn Heart of World xii. 164 This gave him the pampered, slightly babyfat look of a fifties' rock and roll star, a bobbysoxer's dreamboat. 2001 Empire Dec. 93/1 Mum, who'd always predicted Billy Bob would one day star alongside her favourite moustached dreamboat, was proved right. 2. A very luxurious or stylish car. Now somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1949 J. H. Burns Lucifer with Bk. iii. 187 Each tenderly described his Dreamboat: its whitewalled tires, its motor, its accouterments [sic]. 1957 Life 29 Apr. 137/1 (caption) A dream boat for hot-rodders is a chromed roadster like this one. 1989 C. S. Murray Crosstown Traffic i. 14 The bulgy chrome excrescences on dreamboat Cadillacs, triumphs of American engineering. 1999 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 5 Aug. 36 While the old Almera was no dreamboat it was at least a functional design. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1941
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