debs' delight

debs' delight
n
British
an upper-class young man, especially one who might be considered an eligible partner or escort by parents (of debu-tantes), in spite of low intelligence. The phrase was used pejoratively and/or envi-ously and was popular in the 1960s. A more recent version is pedigree chum.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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