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beaux

/bəʊ/colloquial, especially/bəʊz/

A form of beau — A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.

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Meanings

noun

alternative beaus

pluralplural of beau
She said that girl ’d have three beaux, and that she'd marry the poorest one of the three. It all come out just as she’d said. The girl had three beaux, and she took and married the worst one of the lot.
1896, Clifton Johnson, “Fortune-Telling”, in What They Say in New England (non-fiction), Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Lee and Shepard Publishers, page 53

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with beaux

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APA

beaux. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaux

MLA

“beaux.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaux. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beaux,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaux.

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