Synonyms of pretty boy
83 similar words
Another word for pretty boy is metrosexual. Other synonyms of pretty boy are dudelet, carpet knight, dandy, dood and fashionable.
Synonyms and similar words for pretty boy
nounA young man whose physical attractiveness is considered rather unmasculine and who may be vain...
- metrosexual
- dudeletAn effeminate young man who strives to be fashionable; a dandy.
- carpet knight
- dandy
- doodA riding camel or dromedary.
- fashionableA fashionable person; a fop.
- fast man
- fine gentleman
- fopA vain man; a dandy.
- fribbleA frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.
- gallantA fashionable young man who is polite and attentive to women.
- masherA fashionable man.
- popinjayA vain, gaudy person; someone who is shallow or superficial.
- prigA conceited dandy; a fop.
- smartA dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.
- sparkA gallant; a foppish young man.
- bading
- big girl's blouse Australia, IrelandAn effeminate or weak man, a sissy.
- cupcake slang
- fakaleiti
- fairy derogatory
- femboyA (typically young) male or non-binary individual who adopts a feminine aesthetic and has an androgynous appearance.
- gentleman derogatoryAn effeminate or oversophisticated man.
- ginch Australia, Ireland
- girl's blouse derogatory, slangSynonym of big girl's blouse (“effeminate or weak man”).
- girlyman derogatory, slangAn effeminate man.
- nancy derogatory, slangAn effeminate man, especially a homosexual.
- nancyboy derogatory, slangSynonym of nancy: an effeminate man, especially an effeminate homosexual.
- nancy pantsAn effeminate man; sissy, wimp.
- pansy derogatoryA male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
- Percy derogatory, slangA male person regarded as unmanly or weak; a sissy.
- poof derogatory
- posy sniffer derogatory, slang
- quiche-eater
- sissy derogatory
- soy boy derogatory, slangAn effeminate or unmasculine man.
- swish derogatory, slang
- twink derogatory, slangA weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.
- zenana
- barbermonger obsoleteA fop; a dandy.
- beau datedA man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.
- blade dated
- blood obsoleteA lively, showy man; a rake; a dandy.
- buck UK, obsoleteA fop or dandy.
- cockscomb archaicA conceited dandy.
- dike US, dialectalFormalwear or other fashionable dress.
- dude archaicA man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance; a dandy, a fop.
- exquisite rareFop, dandy.
- foretop obsoleteA fop; one who sports a foretop.
- go UK, obsolete
- jack-a-dandy archaicA little, young, or worthless dandy.
- Jemmy-Jessamy obsoleteA dandy; a fop.
- jetter obsolete
- macaroni archaicA dandy or fop, particularly in the 18th century a young Englishman who had travelled in Europe and subsequently...
- mignon obsolete, rareA cute or pretty person; a dandy; a pretty child.
- petit maître archaicA fop or dandy.
- puss-gentleman obsoleteA dandy or fop; an effeminate man.
- spiff archaicA well-dressed man; a swell.
- swell datedA person who is stylish, fancy, or elegant.
- tippy obsolete, slangA dandy.
- toff obsoleteAn elegantly dressed person.
- cockney obsolete
- cot-quean derogatory, obsolete
- janegirl rareA boy who behaves in a typically girlish manner.
- jessie datedSynonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.
- poofter dated, derogatory
- softling archaicA soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary.
nounA good-looking young man, especially whose good looks are rather effeminate than masculine.
- dimber cove
- hunkAn attractive man, especially one who is muscular.
- beefcake
- Chad slang
- chicken
- chick magnet US
- himbo derogatory, slangA physically attractive man who lacks intelligence; the male equivalent of a bimbo.
- lady-killerA man unusually attractive to women.
- man-meat slang
- rizzlerSomeone exceptionally skilled at applying rizz; an expert seducer.
- spunk Australia
- stud
- stud muffinA very attractive man.
- superhunkA very physically attractive man.
- bona omi datedA beautiful man; a handsome man.
- dreamboat dated, humorousAn exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.
Meaning of pretty boy
- noun A young man whose physical attractiveness is considered rather unmasculine and who may be vain about his appearance.
- noun A good-looking young man, especially whose good looks are rather effeminate than masculine.
- noun Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pretty, boy.
Questions about synonyms of pretty boy
- What is another word for pretty boy?
- Pretty boy has 83 synonyms on Word.ws, such as metrosexual, dudelet, carpet knight, dandy, dood, fashionable, fast man and fine gentleman.
- What does pretty boy mean?
- Pretty boy means a young man whose physical attractiveness is considered rather unmasculine and who may be vain about his appearance.
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