beau
Also used as slang
View on the slang dictionary page →A male escort.
"beau" means a male escort. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"beau" is informal English meaning a male escort. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a male escort" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "beau" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
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(dated) A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.
[H]e could not but turn with ineffable contempt to the tawdry beaus and belles from the city, who presumed to mingle in the fashionable gala.
“Musée d’Orsay displays Renoir and Degas works looted by Nazis https://www.newsbeep.com/us/624406/ The scion of wealthy Jewish merchants, Fernand Ochsé hosted literary salons that exemplified the elegance of Paris’s beau…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Quel beau arbre 🌳🥰. Je te souhaite une belle journée avec beaucoup de moments heureux CSP 🌳🌺🫶🏻”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(dated, US, Canada) A male lover; a boyfriend.
Hannah's beau takes all her time 'n' thought, and when she gits a husband her mother'll be out o' sight and out o' mind.
“have you watched beau travail…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Météo du jour : Beau le matin, orages l'après-midi ! Ce mercredi 6 mai 2026, les éclaircies matinales laissent place aux averses orageuses sur les reliefs et les Albères dès la mi-journée. Vent faible, températures de 17 à 20°C sur les plaines. La nuit sera dégagée. ⛈️ #MétéoPO”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ils avaient une annonce « très importante » à faire. Après plusieurs semaines de silence - et bientôt un an d’incarcération pour le journaliste -, la mère et le beau-père de Christophe Gleizes, détenu en Algérie, se sont exprimés ce mardi ⤵”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Aime le dire Anthony, c'est si beau ! Nous en prive pas stp !!! MERCI TOI ; )”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Le 11 janvier dernier, la ferme de Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch (Finistère) où Hubert Caouissin a brûlé les corps de son beau-frère et sa famille, a été ravagée par un incendie”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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