Plural of beau; multiple male romantic companions, suitors, or boyfriends, especially those concerned with appearance and fashion.
From French 'beau' meaning 'beautiful' or 'handsome.' Borrowed into English in the 1600s to describe fashionable, attractive young men; the plural maintains the French form 'beaus' rather than anglicizing to 'beaus.'
The word 'beau' originally meant a man obsessed with his own beauty and fashion—kind of like calling someone a male fashion influencer, which is why Jane Austen used it to describe vain characters!
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