# dreamboat

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɹiːmbəʊt/ · frequency rank #92,550

## Definitions
1. An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.
2. Anything considered highly desirable for its kind, especially a car.

## Etymology
From dream + boat, probably suggesting a person “carrying” or embodying the dreams of another; the term appeared in some 1930s and 1940s love songs, referring to a metaphorical boat carrying a lover’s dreams, such as “When My Dream Boat Comes Home” (1936) written by the Canadian-American bandleader Guy Lombardo (1902–1977) and “Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat” (1941) by the American songwriters Otis (1898–1970) and Leon René (1902–1982), and Emerson Scott.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dreamboat