pretty boy

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pretty boy

noun pretty boys

derogatory, disapproving, endearing, mildly, often, slang A young man whose physical attractiveness is considered rather unmasculine and who may be vain about his appearance.
Similar: metrosexual, dudelet, barbermonger, beau, blade, blood, buck, carpet knight, cockscomb, dandy, dike, dood
slang, usually, used by women A good-looking young man, especially whose good looks are rather effeminate than masculine.
Similar: dimber cove, hunk, beefcake, bona omi, Chad, chicken, chick magnet, dreamboat, himbo, lady-killer, man-meat, pretty boy
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pretty, boy.

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Español	guaperas (despective)
Português	boyzinho
Deutsch	Schönling

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@misc{pretty_boy_2026,
  title = {pretty boy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pretty%20boy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}