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单词 pretty boy
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Definition of pretty boy in English:

pretty boy

noun
derogatory, informal
  • A foppish or effeminate man.

    it was rare indeed for any athlete to be a pretty boy at a time when American men were still stuck in a 1950's macho mindset
    as modifier his aging pretty-boy charm
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He's improved a lot since his early pretty-boy days, but he's not a magician.
    • Despite the pretty scenery and the pretty boys, the show lacks any sense of drama or emotion.
    • He came back after a few minutes with a pout on his pretty-boy face.
    • So twenty years later, close your eyes, forget the sartorially-challenged pretty-boy poster-images, and listen to the music.
    • He watched the light from the fire flicker over Ken's pretty-boy face.
    • All the men my age are bitter balding drunks or pretty boys with the pretty boy mentality.
    • ‘Man, dude,’ the pretty-boy TV guy said, ‘your brain is, like, way better than mine!’
    • There are a lot of pretty boys and I'm not a pretty boy.
    • ‘We've got to get rid of the pretty-boy attitude, get into the meat-and-potatoes attitude,’ he says.
    • White's not some pretty-boy quarterback who strolled along easy street all through the regular season because his team was so good.
    Synonyms
    fop, beau, man about town, bright young thing, glamour boy, rake
 
 

Definition of pretty boy in US English:

pretty boy

nounˈpridē boi
derogatory, informal
  • A foppish or effeminate man.

    it was rare indeed for any athlete to be a pretty boy at a time when American men were still stuck in a 1950's macho mindset
    as modifier his aging pretty-boy charm
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He watched the light from the fire flicker over Ken's pretty-boy face.
    • There are a lot of pretty boys and I'm not a pretty boy.
    • All the men my age are bitter balding drunks or pretty boys with the pretty boy mentality.
    • He came back after a few minutes with a pout on his pretty-boy face.
    • ‘We've got to get rid of the pretty-boy attitude, get into the meat-and-potatoes attitude,’ he says.
    • ‘Man, dude,’ the pretty-boy TV guy said, ‘your brain is, like, way better than mine!’
    • So twenty years later, close your eyes, forget the sartorially-challenged pretty-boy poster-images, and listen to the music.
    • White's not some pretty-boy quarterback who strolled along easy street all through the regular season because his team was so good.
    • He's improved a lot since his early pretty-boy days, but he's not a magician.
    • Despite the pretty scenery and the pretty boys, the show lacks any sense of drama or emotion.
    Synonyms
    fop, beau, man about town, bright young thing, glamour boy, rake
 
 
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