dreamboat

dreamboat
noun Date: circa 1944 slang one that is highly desirable; especially a very attractive person

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  • dreamboat — n. just the kind of lover one has always dreamed of. (Also a term of address.) □ Oh, Pete is my dreamboat. □ A face man makes a great dreamboat, as long as you never get to know him …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • dreamboat — /dreem boht /, n. Slang. 1. a highly attractive or desirable person. 2. anything considered as highly desirable of its kind: His new car is a dreamboat. [1935 40; DREAM + BOAT] * * * …   Universalium

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  • Dreamboat Annie — Studioalbum von Heart Veröffentlichung 1975 Label Mushroom Records Format …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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