beaut
Meaning
- Excellent, great.
- (noun) Something or someone excellent; 'you beauty' (often pronounced 'you bewdy') is an exclamation of delight.
Example
Beaut day for a swim, isn't it?
Origin
Shortening of 'beauty'.
Variants
beauty, bewdy, you beaut
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