beaut

[byoot] Origin

beaut

[byoot]
noun Informal.
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; by shortening from beauty

beaut, butte, Butte.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To beaut

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Beaut is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Collins
World English Dictionary
beaut (bjuːt)
 
n
1.  a person or thing that is outstanding or distinctive
2.  a kind, friendly, or trustworthy person
 
adj
3.  good or excellent
 
interj
4.  Also: you beaut! an exclamation of joy or pleasure

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

beaut
1866, abbreviated form of beauty in the noun sense of "a beautiful thing or person."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary

beaut definition

[bjut]
  1. n.
    someone or something excellent, not necessarily beautiful. : This is a beaut of a day!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT