handsome:
1. Good-looking, having a pleasing and dignified appearance, said especially of attractiveness that is manly.QUOTES:
(1) Angela (Susan Fleming) and President of Klopskopia (W.C. Fields) in Million Dollar Legs (1932):
-- Angela: ' But father, isn't he handsome? '
-- President: ' Yeah, but I'll fix that .'
(2) Jasmsine (Libby Taylor) the maid, and Ruby Carter (Mae West) in Belle of the Nineties (1934):
-- Jasmine: ' All my life I've been looking for a man that's big, handsome, and got plenty of money .'
-- Ruby: ' Hmmm, what you've been looking for is three men .'
(3) Zouzou (Josephine Baker) in ZouZou (1934): ' All lovers are handsome .'
(4) Lili Von Shtupp (Madeline Kahn) in Blazing Saddles (1974): ' Hello handsome. Is that a ten-gallon hat or are you just happy to see the show? '
(5) Agnes (Veda Ann Borg) about Richard Nugent (Cary Grant) in The Bachelor and Bobby-Soxer (1947): ' There's a guy who never goes out of a girl's mind. He just stays there like a heavy meal .'
2. In lesbian parlance, said of a woman masculinely beautiful.
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Quotes Containing handsome:
Zouzou (Josephine Baker) in ZouZou (1934): ''All lovers are handsome .''
Zouzou (Josephine Baker) in ZouZou (1934): ''All lovers are handsome .''
Zouzou (Josephine Baker) in ZouZou (1934): ''All lovers are handsome .''
''It''s a problem being beautiful. It''s only the handsome men that ask us out because they''re the only ones who think they have a chance. And handsome men are dolts. Life is unfair to us. At some point we have to face the certain reality. Despite all the good the world seems to offer, true happiness can only be found in one thing ... shopping.'' Ling Woo (Lucy Liu) in Ally McBeal (1997)
Mitch Hennessy (Samuel L. Jackson) to Charlene Baltimore (Geena Davis) coming-on to him in The Long Kiss Goodnight (1997): ''Get real, sweetheart . I ain''t handsome , I ain''t rich, and the last time I got blown candy bars cost a nickel.''
Phyllis (Dorothy Lamour), washing her hair, and Sebastian (Cornel Wilde) when a handsome man walks by in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952): - Phyllis : ''Why is it that whenever he''s around I''m all wet?'' - Sebastian: ''In more ways than one.''
Phyllis (Dorothy Lamour), washing her hair, and Sebastian (Cornel Wilde) when a handsome man walks by in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952): - Phyllis : ''Why is it that whenever he''s around I''m all wet?'' - Sebastian: ''In more ways than one.''
Lili Von Shtupp (Madeline Kahn) in Blazing Saddles (1974): ''Hello handsome . Is that a ten-gallon hat or are you just happy to see the show?''
Michael (Peter O''Toole) in What''s New Pussycat? (1965): ''I know you''ll think this is crazy, but, when the light hits me in a certain direction, I''m handsome .''
Angela (Susan Fleming) and President of Klopskopia (W.C. Fields) in Million Dollar Legs (1932): - Angela: ''But father, isn''t he handsome?'' - President: ''Yeah, but I''ll fix that.''
Jasmsine (Libby Taylor) and Ruby (Mae West) in Belle of the Nineties (1934): - Jasmine: ''All my life I''ve been looking for a man that''s big, handsome , and got plenty of money .'' - Ruby Carter: ''Hmmm, what you''ve been looking for is three men.''
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