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Noun
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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.—
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,
WSJ,
1 Oct. 2021
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Every dude in this particular person's past had money.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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But Jon was always just a coolass dude.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
25 Sep. 2025
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Plus, it can be cleaned quickly in the dishwasher, and the durable stainless steel blades are built to last for many seasons to come.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Mammotion recommends flipping the blades at 50 hours and replacing them after 100 hours.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
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The film chronicles a rich fop who studies a magic manual and teaches himself how to achieve X-ray vision and clairvoyance.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2023
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The telegrams lead to the arrival of Sylvia’s husband (and Beau’s brother), the tweedy fop Clarke (Alex Moffat, playing him a little Biden-esque), as well as Beau’s very pregnant wife, Marjorie (Lilli Cooper), both of whom have secrets of their own.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
24 July 2023
Noun
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To me Conrad is wholly fantasy, the dream man for the millions of Gen Z and millennial (and even older) women who have spent their entire lives dating fuckboys in hopes of a prince.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
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Once a loyal court magician supporting the crown prince from behind the scenes, Alec Ygret is cast aside and exiled for only knowing support magic.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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McDade's beau lifted heavy weights in high school to do shot put, and was a D1 athlete at Penn State.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Apparently, someone had sent her longtime beau Slade an embarrassing tape of a song that Tamra had recorded, badly, in a studio at some point in the past.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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However, there is a possibility that more hybrid jays could exist in the future, Stokes said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Other birds, such as crows and jays, also may damage lawns.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Petit-maître.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petit-ma%C3%AEtre. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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