dreamboat

ˈdɹiːmbəʊt

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#1·4h ago

(informal, dated, or, humorous) 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.

Origin: From , 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. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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(slang, archaic) Anything considered highly desirable for its kind, especially a car.

My new car is a dreamboat.

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