n. 1. A sophisticated, socially active man who frequents fashionable places. 2. A cocktail made of bourbon or rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters, often garnished with a lemon or orange peel. [Obsolete French, from boulevard, boulevard; see BOULEVARD.] |
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