† bully beaun.

Inflections: Plural bully beaus, bully beaux.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bully n.¹, beau n.

Etymology: < bully n.¹ + beau n.

Obsolete.

A man given to or characterized by riotous, thuggish, and threatening behaviour; a braggart, a hector (Hector n. 2); spec. a dandyish man who behaves in this way. Cf. bully n.¹ 3.Often used to describe groups of disorderly and aggressive young men frequenting the streets of London in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

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1696 Char. Beaux ii. 21 These are a kind of Bully-Beaux; though a Hector or Bully Beau, in general, is one who bilks Coaches, runs from Taverns without paying the Reckoning, forces into Play-Houses gratis; and, though a damn'd Coward, drawing his Sword, and quarrelling with every Body.

1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical v. 49 A Bully Beau comes Drunk into the Pit, Screaming out, Dam me, Jack, 'tis a Confounded Play, let's to a Whore and spend our time better.

a1765 W. Dunkin Select Poet. Wks. (1770) II. 13 One bully-beau had lost his hat, And one his wig, a third lay flat.

1860 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 16 Nov. To draw a line between elegance and coxcombry—dash and swagger; a distinction rarely understood by the bully beaux of Andalusia.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	bully beau
释义	† bully beaun. Inflections: Plural bully beaus, bully beaux. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bully n.¹, beau n. Etymology: < bully n.¹ + beau n. Obsolete. A man given to or characterized by riotous, thuggish, and threatening behaviour; a braggart, a hector (Hector n. 2); spec. a dandyish man who behaves in this way. Cf. bully n.¹ 3.Often used to describe groups of disorderly and aggressive young men frequenting the streets of London in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. ΚΠ 1696 Char. Beaux ii. 21 These are a kind of Bully-Beaux; though a Hector or Bully Beau, in general, is one who bilks Coaches, runs from Taverns without paying the Reckoning, forces into Play-Houses gratis; and, though a damn'd Coward, drawing his Sword, and quarrelling with every Body. 1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical v. 49 A Bully Beau comes Drunk into the Pit, Screaming out, Dam me, Jack, 'tis a Confounded Play, let's to a Whore and spend our time better. a1765 W. Dunkin Select Poet. Wks. (1770) II. 13 One bully-beau had lost his hat, And one his wig, a third lay flat. 1860 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 16 Nov. To draw a line between elegance and coxcombry—dash and swagger; a distinction rarely understood by the bully beaux of Andalusia. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1696
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