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dreamboat

/ˈdɹimˌboʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
dream-boat
IPA
/ˈdɹimˌboʊt/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.

Dated; Humorous; Informal

noun

Anything considered highly desirable for its kind, especially a car.

Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dream + boat, 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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdɹimˌboʊt/
  • British English: /ˈdɹiːmbəʊt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dreamboats (plural)

Synonyms

hottie hunk looker stunner beefcake bona omi Chad chicken chick magnet dimber cove dreamboat himbo

Antonyms

biffer boner-shrinker bonerkiller buttface choad frump minger monkey monkeyface munter pukeface schlub

Rhymes With

steamboat

Questions

How do you pronounce dreamboat?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹimˌboʊt/.
What does dreamboat mean?
An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.
Where does dreamboat come from?
From dream + boat, 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.

How to pronounce dreamboat

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