pretty boy

noun

Synonyms of pretty boynext
informal + usually disparaging
: a man who is notably good-looking
also : dandy sense 1

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Movie critics seem to finally agree that this pretty boy can act. a downtown dance club with lots of pretty boys in attendance
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How to adopt: Interested adopters can meet pretty boy Pepper at the Arizona Humane Society’s South Mountain location. — The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 21 Jan. 2023 Austin Butler’s version of Elvis is a sulky pretty boy with smokey-eye makeup, loud silk shirts, and lips the color and texture of bubblegum. — Katie Rife, Vulture, 24 June 2022

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First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pretty boy was in 1835

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“Pretty boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretty%20boy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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