dreamboat
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dreamboat
- /ˈdɹiːmbəʊt/ UK
- /ˈdɹimˌboʊt/ US
Rhymes with -iːmbəʊt
Where it comes from
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.
noun dreamboats
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An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.
My new fella is such a dreamboat. He can dance, can sing, and is the captain of the school hockey team.
Similar: hottie, hunk, looker, stunner, beefcake, bona omi, Chad, chicken, chick magnet, dimber cove, dreamboat, himbo · Opposite: biffer, boner-shrinker, bonerkiller, buttface, choad, frump, minger, monkey, monkeyface, munter, pukeface, schlub
- Anything considered highly desirable for its kind, especially a car. My new car is a dreamboat.
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noun exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man
| Español | bombón |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ドリームボート dorīmubōdo |
| 中文 | 夢中情人 /梦中情人 mèngzhōng qíngrén, 夢中人 /梦中人 mèngzhōngrén |
| Français | apollon, beau gosse, canon, femme de rêve(s) mes/tes/..., homme de rêve(s) mes/tes/..., prince charmant |
| Deutsch | Traummann |
| Русский | красавчик krasavčik |
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title = {dreamboat},
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year = {2026},
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