a good look

noun

Something that gives a positive impression.

First used 21st c.
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Meanings

nouna good look (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralSomething that gives a positive impression.First known use 21st c.

    A convicted felon caught with four kilos of crack cocaine was not a good look.

    2007, Nikki Turner, 50 Cent, Death Before Dishonor
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    Conversely, I have seen many bottles of wine that have been exposed to excessive amounts of oxygen... and it isn't a good look!

    2003, Tyson Stelzer, Screwed for Good?: The Case for Screw Caps on Red Wines

    These distinguished scholars, lawyers, and activists are charged with generating high-minded deliberation about what is fit and proper for Facebook to host. It’s a good look for Facebook—as long as no one looks too closely.

    2020, Siva Vaidhyanathan, “Facebook and the Folly of Self-Regulation”, in Wired
  2. no pluralUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, look.
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Chicago

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