dreamboat
English
Etymology
dream + boat, Possibly from the 1936 hit song "When My Dream Boat Comes Home", in which a girl transports a man to the land of joy.[1]
Pronunciation
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Audio (AU): (file)
Noun
dreamboat (plural dreamboats)
- (colloquial, dated) An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a young man.
- My new fella is such a dreamboat. He can dance, can sing, and is the captain of the school hockey team.
- (slang) Anything considered highly desirable for its kind.
- My new car is a dreamboat.
Translations
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- French: apollon (fr) m, beau gosse (fr), homme de (mes/tes/...) rêve(s) m, prince charmant (fr) m or c, femme de (mes/tes/...) rêve(s) f, canon (fr)
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