as in dude
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
the Beau Brummells at the health club spend most of their time in front of the mirror
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Recent Examples of Beau Brummell
The original dandy—most famously embodied by figures like Beau Brummell in 18th-century Britain—was a man whose primary purpose was to stand out by being impeccably groomed and dressed.
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Ty Gaskins, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
Buy the Book From Beau Brummell to Emily Adams Bode, The Men’s Fashion Book documents over 200 years of fashion history by spotlighting the people and brands that have shaped the world of menswear.
—WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
Fashion and dandyism enthusiasts will immediately recall writings about historical fashion figure and dandy Beau Brummell, an arbiter of men’s style in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Ty Gaskins, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
Buy the Book From Beau Brummell to Emily Adams Bode, The Men’s Fashion Book documents over 200 years of fashion history by spotlighting the people and brands that have shaped the world of menswear.
—WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
Fashion and dandyism enthusiasts will immediately recall writings about historical fashion figure and dandy Beau Brummell, an arbiter of men’s style in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Beau Brummell
Noun
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There’s a dude throwing back a tallboy in the empty bathtub.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
18 Sep. 2025
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So the prize is the work, is the role, and to get play like an adult dude with real problems and being gay isn't one of them.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Drescher played Fran Frine and Shaughnessy played her onscreen boss-turned-beau, Maxwell Sheffield.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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From the outside, Laura could be loving, protective, overbearing, even intrusive — while Cherry sows doubt for hiding pieces of her past despite ostensibly adoring her new beau.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Beau Brummell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Beau%20Brummell. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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