单词 | beaut |
释义 | beautn.adj.adv.int. colloquial. A. n. Originally U.S., Australian, and New Zealand. 1. A beautiful person. Also: any admirable person, whether physically attractive or not (cf. beauty n. 4c). Frequently ironic. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person or thing carbunclea1350 swanc1386 phoenixc1400 diamondc1440 broocha1464 surmounterc1500 sovereign?a1513 primrose peerless1523 superlative1577 transcendent1593 Arabian birda1616 crack1637 first rate1681 peach1710 phoenicle1711 admiration1717 spanker1751 first-raterc1760 no slouch of1767 nailer1806 tip-topper1822 ripper1825 ripstaver1828 apotheosis1832 clinker1836 clipper1836 bird1839 keener1839 ripsnorter1840 beater1845 firecracker1845 pumpkin1845 screamer1846 stunner1847 bottler1855 beaut1866 bobby-dazzler1866 one out of the box1867 stem-winder1875 corker1877 trimmer1878 hot stuff1884 daisy1886 jim-dandy1887 cracker1891 jim-hickey1895 peacherino1896 pippin1897 alpha plus1898 peacherine1900 pip1900 humdinger1905 bosker1906 hummer1907 good egg1914 superstar1914 the berries1918 bee's knee1923 the cat's whiskers1923 smash1923 smash hit1923 brahma1925 dilly1935 piss-cutter1935 killer1937 killer-diller1938 a hard act to follow1942 peacheroo1942 bitch1946 brammerc1950 hot shit1960 Tiffany1973 bollocks1981 1866 ‘F. Kirkland’ Pictorial Bk. Anecd. 178/1 Hopeful is not a beauty..and though some of the rustic wits call him ‘Beaut’, he is well aware that they intend it for irony. 1896 G. Ade Artie i. 5 They was beauts too; you could n't beat 'em, not in a thousand years. 1903 A. H. Lewis Boss 272 I know that gang of card sharps,..an' they're a bunch of butes at that! 1911 H. Quick Yellowstone Nights xii. 318 His curlin' locks was matted an' mucilaged..an' from under his beetlin' brows..glared eyes with vi'lence an' crime in every glance. Verily, Aconite was a beaut! 1944 Coast to Coast 98 ‘We're a pair of beauts,’ he said with the semblance of a grin. 1989 N.Y. Woman Oct. 58/2 I had fallen into that old mustache-twirling cliché of thinking that just because she was a beaut she couldn't have a responsible position. 2005 GQ Sept. 154/1 Charles is an interesting person and the Princes are beauts. 2. A beautiful or impressive thing or animal. Also: an outstanding or (ironically) egregious example of something (cf. beauty n. 5d). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > beautiful thing or person fairnesseOE roseOE beautya1425 beauteous1435 lovelyc1450 beautifulness?1574 picturea1645 formosity1652 speciosity1660 vision1823 dream1837 jewel box1846 firecracker1852 beaut1896 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent thing starOE dainty1340 daisyc1485 say-piece1535 bravery1583 paragon1585 daint1633 rapper1653 supernaculum1704 dandy1785 roarer1813 sneezer1823 plum1825 trimmer1827 sockdolager1838 rasper1844 dinger1861 job1863 fizzer1866 champagne1880 beauty1882 pie1884 twanger1889 smasher1894 crackerjack1895 Taj Mahal1895 beaut1896 pearler1901 lollapalooza1904 bearcat1909 beaner1911 grande dame1915 Rolls-Royce1916 the nuts1917 pipperoo1939 rubydazzler1941 rumpty1941 rumptydooler1941 snodger1941 sockeroo1942 sweetheart1942 zinger1955 blue-chipper1957 ring-a-ding1959 premier cru1965 sharpie1970 stormer1978 1896 Churchman 1 Feb. 163/1 Look at the horses, Sib, aren't they just ‘beauts’? 1906 Truth (Sydney) 21 Oct. 2/7 Twig his boko. It's a beaut. 1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas xiii. 139 I seemed to be getting a lot of steam behind the punch... I got those two bozoes a couple of beauts! 1973 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 23 Apr. The third paragraph is a beaut. For obscurity it has no equal. 1993 S. Palwick Flying in Place 61 He's going to have a real beaut of a coronary one of these days. 2011 Independent on Sunday 24 Apr. (New Review) 3/4 It's one thing to openly criticise my lumpy face, quite another to question the aesthetic prowess of my bike. Which is, I'll add, a beaut. B. adj. Originally U.S., now chiefly Australian and New Zealand. Beautiful; (also) excellent, impressive, admirable. Also ironic. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective] smickerc725 faireOE lieflyOE sheenOE wenlichc1000 wlitic1000 lovesomec1175 lustya1240 flourisheda1375 lovelya1400 weenc1400 beauteous1435 beautifulc1443 finec1450 pulchriousa1500 speciousa1513 shanda1525 speciosea1525 pulchrousc1540 bonny1580 beauty1598 lovelike1621 killing1634 florid1642 beautied1830 stunning1849 fairsome1862 pulchritudinous1877 beaut1894 loverly1907 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] faireOE bremea1000 goodlyOE goodfulc1275 noblec1300 pricec1300 specialc1325 gentlec1330 fine?c1335 singulara1340 thrivena1350 thriven and throa1350 gaya1375 properc1380 before-passinga1382 daintiful1393 principala1398 gradelya1400 burlyc1400 daintyc1400 thrivingc1400 voundec1400 virtuousc1425 hathelc1440 curiousc1475 singlerc1500 beautiful1502 rare?a1534 gallant1539 eximious1547 jolly1548 egregious?c1550 jellyc1560 goodlike1562 brawc1565 of worth1576 brave?1577 surprising1580 finger-licking1584 admirablea1586 excellinga1586 ambrosial1598 sublimated1603 excellent1604 valiant1604 fabulous1609 pure1609 starryc1610 topgallant1613 lovely1614 soaringa1616 twanging1616 preclarent1623 primea1637 prestantious1638 splendid1644 sterling1647 licking1648 spankinga1666 rattling1690 tearing1693 famous1695 capital1713 yrare1737 pure and —1742 daisy1757 immense1762 elegant1764 super-extra1774 trimming1778 grand1781 gallows1789 budgeree1793 crack1793 dandy1794 first rate1799 smick-smack1802 severe1805 neat1806 swell1810 stamming1814 divine1818 great1818 slap-up1823 slapping1825 high-grade1826 supernacular1828 heavenly1831 jam-up1832 slick1833 rip-roaring1834 boss1836 lummy1838 flash1840 slap1840 tall1840 high-graded1841 awful1843 way up1843 exalting1844 hot1845 ripsnorting1846 clipping1848 stupendous1848 stunning1849 raving1850 shrewd1851 jammy1853 slashing1854 rip-staving1856 ripping1858 screaming1859 up to dick1863 nifty1865 premier cru1866 slap-bang1866 clinking1868 marvellous1868 rorty1868 terrific1871 spiffing1872 all wool and a yard wide1882 gorgeous1883 nailing1883 stellar1883 gaudy1884 fizzing1885 réussi1885 ding-dong1887 jim-dandy1888 extra-special1889 yum-yum1890 out of sight1891 outasight1893 smooth1893 corking1895 large1895 super1895 hot dog1896 to die for1898 yummy1899 deevy1900 peachy1900 hi1901 v.g.1901 v.h.c.1901 divvy1903 doozy1903 game ball1905 goodo1905 bosker1906 crackerjack1910 smashinga1911 jake1914 keen1914 posh1914 bobby-dazzling1915 juicy1916 pie on1916 jakeloo1919 snodger1919 whizz-bang1920 wicked1920 four-star1921 wow1921 Rolls-Royce1922 whizz-bang1922 wizard1922 barry1923 nummy1923 ripe1923 shrieking1926 crazy1927 righteous1930 marvy1932 cool1933 plenty1933 brahmaa1935 smoking1934 solid1935 mellow1936 groovy1937 tough1937 bottler1938 fantastic1938 readyc1938 ridge1938 super-duper1938 extraordinaire1940 rumpty1940 sharp1940 dodger1941 grouse1941 perfecto1941 pipperoo1945 real gone1946 bosting1947 supersonic1947 whizzo1948 neato1951 peachy-keen1951 ridgey-dite1953 ridgy-didge1953 top1953 whizzing1953 badass1955 wild1955 belting1956 magic1956 bitching1957 swinging1958 ridiculous1959 a treat1959 fab1961 bad-assed1962 uptight1962 diggish1963 cracker1964 marv1964 radical1964 bakgat1965 unreal1965 pearly1966 together1968 safe1970 bad1971 brilliant1971 fabby1971 schmick1972 butt-kicking1973 ripper1973 Tiffany1973 bodacious1976 rad1976 kif1978 awesome1979 death1979 killer1979 fly1980 shiok1980 stonking1980 brill1981 dope1981 to die1982 mint1982 epic1983 kicking1983 fabbo1984 mega1985 ill1986 posho1989 pukka1991 lovely jubbly1992 awesomesauce2001 nang2002 bess2006 amazeballs2009 boasty2009 daebak2009 beaut2013 1894 Nassau Literary Mag. (Princeton Univ.) June 117 That young Freshman..has a ‘beaut punkin’ who's a ‘winner’. 1918 L. J. Villiers Changing Year 8 Twould be beaut Ter 'ave the cow w'ere he mus' foller suit. 1957 ‘N. Shute’ On Beach ii. 71 It's been a beaut evening. 1964 N. B. Harvey Any Old Dollars Mister 67 He trotted down into the surf and did a beaut belly flop into the water. 1985 P. Ziegler Mountbatten ii. xxvii. 343 She's a beaut, but he's more beaut. 2013 Bendigo (Victoria) Advertiser (Nexis) 22 May 26 She is absolutely thrilled at the beaut job the workmen have done. C. adv. Australian and New Zealand. In a very pleasing manner; beautifully, admirably, very well. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adverb] fairlyOE goodlyc1275 finec1330 properlyc1390 daintily?a1400 thrivinglya1400 goodlily?1457 excellent1483 excellently1527 excellently1529 curiously1548 jollilyc1563 admirably1570 beautifully1570 singularly1576 bravelyc1600 famouslya1616 manlya1616 primely1622 prime1648 eximiously1650 topping1683 egregiously1693 purely1695 trimmingly1719 toppinglya1739 surprisingly1749 capitally1750 brawly1796 jellily18.. stammingly1814 divinely1822 stunningly1823 rippingly1828 jam up1835 out of sight1835 first-rately1843 first rate1844 like a charm1845 stunning1851 marvellously1859 magnificently1868 first class1871 splendidly1883 sterlingly1883 tip-top1888 like one o'clock1901 deevily1905 goodo1907 dandy1908 bonzer1914 great1916 juicily1916 corkingly1917 champion1925 unbeatably1928 snodger1946 beaut1953 smashingly1956 groovily1970 awesome1984 1953 Sydney Morning Herald 15 Dec. 2/7 I can talk beaut now. 1981 P. Radley Jack Rivers & Me xvii.162 You sang beaut tonight, Muriel. 2000 Sunday Star-Times (Auckland) (Nexis) 30 July (Business section) 3 Any list of Kiwi battlers doing real beaut. D. int. Australian and New Zealand. Expressing approval or pleasure; = beauty int. ΚΠ 1954 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 25 Apr. 48/3 ‘Beaut!’ exclaimed Howard.., one of the eight boys [in the audience]. 1981 C. Wallace-Crabbe Splinters 22 ‘And could somebody type these three letters for me?’.. ‘OK, Mr Bessier. I'm not particularly busy.’.. ‘Beaut. Thanks.’ 2010 A. Powell Sex, Power & Consent iv. 59 They'd be like, ‘Oh my gosh’, but guys would be like ‘Oh beaut mate’. Phrases Australian and New Zealand. you beaut. a. Expressing pleasure or approval. Cf. you beauty at beauty n. Phrases 1e. In early use often in direct address; later a more generalized exclamation. ΚΠ 1914 N.Z. Truth 22 Aug. 7/3 ‘You Beaut!’ bawled the bookies when The Chief outed Bercola in the Lincoln Steeplechase. 1945 A. W. Upfield Death of Swagman 202 The sergeant's gruff voice repeated and repeated: ‘You beaut! You little beaut!’ 1968 K. Weatherly Roo Shooter 22 The bushie grabbed a plate and headed for the camp oven. ‘You beaut,’ he said. ‘Coffee'll do.’ 1989 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 23 Dec. 13 A year or more ago, such a figure [sc. a $1.6 billion deficit] would have been thought appalling. Now we think: ‘You beaut, it's not as bad as it was.’ 2008 K. Greenwood Murder on Midsummer Night (2009) 210 The table was laid buffet style... ‘You beaut!’ he enthused. ‘What a spread!’ b. As an adjectival phrase: beautiful; excellent, highly impressive. ΚΠ 1961 J. Olsen (title of painting) Journey into the you beaut country no. 1. 1997 J. B. L. Chan Changing Police Culture ix. 202 It's a bit like saying I've got a ‘you beaut’ Mickey Mouse intelligence system and everyone says, oh, that'll be the answer to everything. 2008 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 11 July He was the next you-beaut, whiz-bang new thing on the jumping scene. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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