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- noun Plural form of
bhoy .
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Examples
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Meanwhile, watch for the "bhoys" (those, on both sides, who've got their noses in the trough) taking out the competition.
Pathetic army excuse about base security does nothing to answer the questions Norfolk Blogger 2009
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HAMPDEN was the BRAND who sat in Chair during Parliament of 1874, and wrestled nightly with the "bhoys" when they were in their prime -- MAJOR
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 26, 1892 Various
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'And this sort of thing made me desperate, and I promised the "bhoys" five shillings if they would fire round the house on a certain night.
The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent S.M. Hussey
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The "bhoys" get drunk on rhetoric, and madden at a word --
Verses 1889-1896 Rudyard Kipling 1900
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And shows the "bhoys" have heard your talk -- what do they know of these?
Verses 1889-1896 Rudyard Kipling 1900
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The "bhoys" get drunk on rhetoric, and madden at the word --
Departmental Ditties & Barrack Room Ballads Rudyard Kipling 1900
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And shows the "bhoys" have heard your talk -- what do they know of these?
Departmental Ditties & Barrack Room Ballads Rudyard Kipling 1900
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"bhoys," and louder and louder comes the haranguing of the females as they approach us.
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2) Harry Furniss
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'What is it that I'm wantun?' he said; then in a deep plaintive tone he continued, more to himself than to me, 'All our brave bhoys and dear gurrls is away an' over the says, an 'the agent has taken the pig off me, an' the wet has spiled the praties, an '
THE HUNGER WAIL 2010
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I shall avoid answering the door tonight, lest I be confronted with a 60 Minutes camera crew or the bhoys from Homeland Security . . . posted by dubjay at 7:27 PM
Archive 2007-09-01 Walter Jon Williams 2007
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