Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Beau geste" alama ce ta alheri ko daraja, sau da yawa ana yin ta cikin ɗabi'a ko gallazawa. Kalmar ta samo asali ne daga Faransanci, inda "beau" na nufin "kyakkyawa" ko "kyakkyawa," da "geste" na nufin "karimcin" ko "aiki." Hakanan yana iya komawa ga babban aiki ko abin nunawa, musamman wanda ake nufi don burgewa ko yin bayani. Ana amfani da kalmar sau da yawa a cikin mahallin adabi ko ban mamaki, kamar a cikin taken labari "Beau Geste" na P.C. Wren, wanda ke ba da labarin gungun sojoji da suka shiga ƙungiyar Faransa ta waje.