boy

boy
boy1 [ bɔı ] noun count ***
▸ 1 male child/son
▸ 2 young man
▸ 3 man of any age
▸ 4 male dog/horse
▸ 5 male with particular job
▸ 6 group of male friends
▸ + PHRASES
1. ) a male child:
a 10-year-old boy
a little/small/young boy: I haven't been camping since I was a little boy.
a ) a son:
Mr. and Mrs. Wylie have three boys and a girl.
Their little boy's so naughty.
2. ) a young man:
I met a boy in his mid-twenties and we started dating.
3. ) a man of any age, especially when you are talking about where he comes from:
a local boy
He lives and works in New York City but he's a country boy at heart.
a ) AMERICAN OFFENSIVE an extremely offensive word used for talking to a black man, especially in the past
4. ) used when speaking to a male dog or horse:
Down boy!
Here boy!
5. ) a boy or man of any age who has a particular job:
an errand/messenger boy
6. ) the boys plural INFORMAL a group of men who are friends:
Friday night is usually his night out with the boys.
a ) BRITISH the members of a sports team
boy meets girl
a typical romantic situation or story about two people falling in love:
All the plots of this week's new movies are boy meets girl.
the boys in blue BRITISH INFORMAL
the police
boys will be boys
used for saying that some types of behavior are typical of boys and men, and that they will never change
(my) dear boy BRITISH OLD-FASHIONED
used for talking to a man or boy you like
one of the boys
a man who enjoys being with other men and doing things that men normally do
our boys
your country's military, especially when fighting a war
=> BIG BOYS, OLD BOY NETWORK, OLD BOY
boy
boy 2 [ bɔı ] interjection
used for expressing a strong reaction, especially admiration or excitement:
Oh boy! Wait till we tell Ann the news.
Boy, was she mad!

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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