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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
dreamboat

"romantically desirable person," 1947, from dream (n.) + boat (n.). "When My Dream Boat Comes Home" was the title of a 1936 song credited to Guy Lombardo.

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dreamboat

n. 1 (context colloquial dated English) A good-looking and sexually attractive person. 2 (context slang English) Anything considered highly desirable for its kind.

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Dreamboat

"Dreamboat" is a popular music song, the words and music to which were written by Jack Hoffman, (sometimes incorrectly attributed to Al Hoffman).

A version produced by Walter Ridley, and performed by Alma Cogan, reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1955 for two weeks, and is one of Cogan's best known hits.

Dreamboat (film)

Dreamboat is a 1952 comedy film starring Clifton Webb as a college professor with a past he would rather remain hidden.

Dreamboat (disambiguation)

" Dreamboat" is a popular song written by Jack Hoffman and recorded by Alma Cogan in 1955.

Dreamboat may also refer to:

  • Dreamboat (film), a 1952 comedy starring Clifton Webb
  • Dreamboat, a 1975 album by George Baker Selection
  • "(He's My) Dreamboat", a 1961 song by Connie Francis
  • "Dreamboat", a 1973 song by Limmie & the Family Cooking
  • "Dreamboat", a 1978 song by Elton John from Too Low for Zero
  • "Dreamboat", a 1979 song by John Mayall from Bottom Line
  • "Dreamboat", a 1993 song by The Crabs

Usage examples of "dreamboat".

Jennifer and Sari, she watched Darby, Doughboy, and Dreamboat, first-year entry.

Ardent, Trident, Darby, Doughboy, Dreamboat, Rassle, and Ribot quickly picked up the gauntlet.

Trudy, Tinsel, and Trinity were out, along with Darby, Doughboy, Dreamboat, Dana, Delight, Diddy, Ribot, Rassle, and Ruthie.

They seemed to be traveling so slowly, if you ignored the roaring air past your ears and didn't let the speedy lines of the dreamboats fool you.

He stopped at a red light while the long, low dreamboats roared before him and pedestrians in the sidewalk flow with him threaded their ways through the stream of cars.