What does "belle of the ball" mean exactly?

And it is "belle" right, not bell?





Would it be offensive to call a guy the "belle of the ball", or would it be funny/sarcastic funny?|||It simply means the girl who gets the center of attention.





by the way, I think it'll be interesting if you use it in your paper.=)|||if you were to say someone was the "belle of the ball" it would mean they were the attention-getter at the ball (or event)...all eyes would be on them. If you've seen the movie "Gone with the Wind", Scarlett O'Hara would certainly be typical of being the "belle of the ball". So, in that sense, I guess it could work for a guy in a sarcastic flamboyant way..someone who stole the attention from everybody else.|||in my recollection of the term "belle" comes the name Belle Starr


(yess, with two 'r's) She was the swetheart of days gone by..the


southern Lady for a taste of men and a love of whiskey.





She was also known as a woman outlaw..rare for those days.














I am not sure what it could mean to call a man "belle of the ball"


tho, seriously...in an adult world..too much comes to mind.|||Its right "belle" not bell. Belle of the ball means welcome to a gallery of gowns. Or a complete package of bridal make-up. You cant call the guy belle of the ball because this pertains to a gown or make-up and hair of the bride.




















|||It means literally the prettiest girl at the dance. Belle is a feminine form and is not used when talking about men, unless you want to insult their masculinity. The masculine form of belle is "beau", pronounced "bo".


|||It would mainly cast doubt on the speaker's ability to use language. Most people would probably skip right past any funny situation and think "How did this guy get past freshman English?" and find that to be the punchline.|||belle of the ball is referring to belle from beauty and the beast.


the "belle" is the best looking person at the ball!|||Belle of the ball is like the homecoming queen, it would be more sarcastic when applied to a male.|||it means like the most outstanding person in the room. it would be okay to call a guy that ,. haha i would!|||It is belle - means the most beautiful - doesn't really work on guys.