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beaut

UK/bjuːt/ US/bjut/ uncommon informal

noun

1.

an outstanding example of its kind

  • “his roses were beauties”
  • “when I make a mistake it”
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Origin

Either a back-formation from beauty or a clipping of thereof.

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