"dreamboat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹiːmbəʊt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɹimˌboʊt/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-dreamboat.ogg Forms: dreamboats [plural]
Rhymes: -iːmbəʊt Etymology: From dream + boat, probably suggesting a person “carrying” or embodying the dreams of another; the term appeared in some 1930s and 1940s love songs, referring to a metaphorical boat carrying a lover’s dreams, such as “When My Dream Boat Comes Home” (1936) written by the Canadian-American bandleader Guy Lombardo (1902–1977) and “Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat” (1941) by the American songwriters Otis (1898–1970) and Leon René (1902–1982), and Emerson Scott. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dream|boat|notext=1|type=endocentric}} dream + boat Head templates: {{en-noun}} dreamboat (plural dreamboats)
  1. (informal, dated or humorous) An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man. Tags: dated, humorous, informal Categories (topical): Appearance, People Synonyms: hottie, hunk, looker, stunner, beautiful man, beautiful person Translations (exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man): 夢中情人 (Chinese Mandarin), 梦中情人 (mèngzhōng qíngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), 夢中人 (Chinese Mandarin), 梦中人 (mèngzhōngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), apollon [masculine] (French), beau gosse (French), canon (French), femme de rêve(s) (mes/tes/...) [feminine] (French), homme de rêve(s) (mes/tes/...) [masculine] (French), prince charmant [common-gender, masculine] (French), Traummann [masculine] (German), ドリームボート (dorīmubōdo) (Japanese), красавчик (krasavčik) (Russian), bombón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dreamboat-en-noun-HyslTEMd Disambiguation of Appearance: 73 27 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): American English, English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of American English: 80 20 Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 90 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man': 98 2
  2. (slang, archaic) Anything considered highly desirable for its kind, especially a car. Tags: archaic, slang Synonyms: beaut, peach
    Sense id: en-dreamboat-en-noun-BMcxlfGn

Inflected forms

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