APPEALING
ADJECTIVES
► DAPT physically appealing; attractive, dapper; well-dressed; stylish; broadly, pleasant → 1967 African-American sl.
► FUNKY FRESH appealing, stylish, or fashionable → 1982 colloq., orig. US
► FUZZY appealing or adorable due to some quality of shy innocence or vulnerability → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► HEAVY appealing to the senses → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► MAD appealing, remarkable, exciting; excellent, cool → 1941 sl.
► NASTY sexy, attractive, appealing → 1995 US sl.
► TAKY appealing, alluring, fascinating, attractive; that takes the fancy or affection → 1854 colloq.
NOUNS
► VA VA VOOM the quality of being interesting, exciting, or sexually appealing; a powerful or seductive style → 1996 US sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
► ANGEL a person, esp. a woman or child, who is considered to be remarkably appealing, beautiful, or attractive → 1502
► CRACKER a very appealing, attractive, or admirable person → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
PHRASES
► YOU CAN’T POLISH A TURD BUT YOU CAN ROLL IT IN GLITTER you cannot actually improve something unalterably unpleasant or of poor quality, but you can make it appear to be more tolerable, appealing, acceptable, etc. 2009
VERBS
► DOOZIE UP to make more appealing or attractive as by adding features or ornaments, cleaning or repairing or clothing brightly → 1925 Amer. colloq.
► HAVE THE SHINERS FOR to find appealing or attractive; to have a fancy or affection for; to take a liking to someone → M19 sl., orig. US
► TAKE A SHINDY to find appealing or attractive; to have a fancy or affection for; to take a liking to someone → M19 sl., orig. US
► TAKE A SHINE TO to find appealing or attractive; to have a fancy or affection for → 1839 sl., orig. US
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