Green’s Dictionary of Slang

handsome! excl.

[16C SE handsome, becoming, courteous, gracious]

a general term of approval, excellent! wonderful!

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[UK]S. Berkoff East in Decadence and Other Plays (1985) 81: We’ll spring the Krays, handsome.
[UK]F. Norman Too Many Crooks Spoil the Caper 170: ‘’Andsome!’ cried the Williams brothers in unison.
[UK]S. Berkoff West in Decadence and Other Plays (1985) 111: steve: Well and truly. les: Handsome / ta da!