dreamboat

[ dreem-boht ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a highly attractive or desirable person:

   Look at these vintage pics I found of Grandpa in uniform—he was a real dreamboat back in the day!

2. Older Use. a luxuriously designed car.

dreamboat

/ ˈdriːmˌbəʊt /

noun

1. old-fashioned.
   an exceptionally attractive person or thing, esp a person of the opposite sex

Word History and Origins

Origin of dreamboat¹

First recorded in 1940–45; dream + boat

Example Sentences

Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of their debut album, “Dreamboat Annie,” which was the same year that “Saturday Night Live” started.

From Seattle Times

Sweden has also applied for membership but is still being held up by Russia-friendly Hungary under the leadership of authoritarian dreamboat, Viktor Orban.

From Salon

He’s sweet, he’s chivalrous, his tongue has fallen off so he can’t speak: dreamboat alert!

From Los Angeles Times

The song “Dreamboat Annie” was like a DNA song, like we were deriving from our experience of singing Beach Boys songs around campfires with our aunts and uncles and grandparents.

From Seattle Times

Indeed, Gosling leans all the way into “I’m Just Ken,” finding the emotional truth in the windblown 1980s-style power ballad about how even a dreamboat can struggle with insecurity in a place like Barbie Land.

From Los Angeles Times

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