noun General Slang

beaut

· noun · scouse

An idiot — ironic flip of 'beauty'.

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An idiot or fool. In Scouse the word is flipped — calling someone a beaut means they're absolutely not one. Pure sarcasm baked into a single syllable. Can be matey banter or a genuine dig depending on delivery.

“Ya beaut, you've locked the keys in the car again.”
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A genuine beauty — something or someone gorgeous. Standard English sense, still used straight in Liverpool too. Context (and tone) tells you which one you're getting.

“That goal was an absolute beaut.”
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beaut In A Sentence

Ya beaut, you've locked the keys in the car again.
That goal was an absolute beaut.

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