"pretty boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-pretty boy.ogg Forms: pretty boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pretty boy (plural pretty boys)
  1. (mildly derogatory, disapproving, often endearing, slang) A young man whose physical attractiveness is considered rather effeminate and who may be vain about his appearance. Tags: derogatory, disapproving, endearing, mildly, often, slang
    Sense id: en-pretty_boy-en-noun-7~~dkr1U
  2. (slang, usually used by women) A good-looking young man, especially whose good looks are rather feminine than masculine. Tags: slang, usually Categories (topical): Male people
    Sense id: en-pretty_boy-en-noun-y-czfdQq Disambiguation of Male people: 39 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: who's a pretty boy then

Inflected forms

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