heart-throb

heart-throb
n
pin-up, star, idol
COLLOQ. hunk
OLD COLLOQ. dreamboat

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noun (informal) IDOL, pin-up, star, superstar, hero; informal dreamboat.

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heartˈ-throb noun
1. A sentimental emotion for a person of the opposite sex (informal)
2. A person who is the object of great romantic affection from afar (informal)
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Main Entry:heart

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heart-throb UK US noun [countable] [singular heart-throb plural heart-throbs] informal
a man who is very attractive, especially a young film actor or pop singer
Thesaurus: actors and actresseshyponym sexually attractive menhyponym

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ˈheart-throb [heart-throb heart-throbs] noun
(used especially in newspapers) a famous man, usually an actor or a singer, that a lot of women find attractive

a Hollywood heart-throb


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