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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɹiːmbəʊt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɹiːmboʊt/
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
Exceptionally good-looking, attractive person
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Anything highly desirable
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