heartthrob

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
17
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈhɑːtˌθɹɒb/ (UK)
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/ˈhɑːtˌθɹɒb/ (UK) · /ˈhɑɹtˌθɹɑb/ (US) · /ˈhɑːtˌθɹɔb/

Definition of heartthrob

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A heartbeat.
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noun

  1. A heartbeat.
  2. The object of one’s desires or infatuation; a sweetheart.
  3. A handsome male celebrity.
    “And really, Michael Jackson is a more fitting aspiration for the similarly sexless would-be-former teen heartthrob, who’s compared himself to the late King Of Pop (perhaps a bit prematurely) on several occasions and sings in a Jackson-like croon over a sample of “We’ve Got A Good Thing Going” on Believe’s “Die In Your Arms.””

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Etymology

From heart + throb.

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