Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A boy or man. Used especially as a form of address.
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- noun Ireland A boy or lad.
- noun ) A stereotypically
Welsh form of address for a man (usually younger than the speaker).
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Others might regard him as a conscienceless, borderline psychopath, and the riveting central performance by Rhys Ifans, who plays Marks as a charming, raffish boyo from the Welsh valleys, doesn't wholly preclude such an interpretation.
Mr Nice – review Philip French 2010
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But as a young man, he was doubtlessly a "boyo," a bit of a lad.
Barbara J. Nelson: Ted Kennedy and Susan B. Anthony: The Curtain Falls Before the Play is Finished 2009
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The paper quotes literary expert Peter Finch as saying that "boyo" was once in common use, probably more in Swansea and Carmarthenshire than elsewhere.
Stereotypes 2006
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The paper quotes literary expert Peter Finch as saying that "boyo" was once in common use, probably more in Swansea and Carmarthenshire than elsewhere.
Archive 2006-08-01 2006
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Not much bloody fun being mocked by the neighbors, is it boyo?
Will Durst: Back in the Fold Will Durst 2011
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When Declan pointed to his watch—place is about to blow, boyo—the man nodded, then hastened toward the forest.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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I KNOW what you are TRYING to say, and I take that as a threat boyo.
“Ruralshire Constabulary to get TASER on the front line” « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Though RB only lasted three issues, Mazzzucchelli had even greater things ahead of him, most notably his stellar adaptation (collaborating with Paul Karasik) of Paul Auster's City of Glass, a graphic novel that frequently ends up on the short list of "best comics ever made and I'm not kidding boyo."
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When Declan pointed to his watch—place is about to blow, boyo—the man nodded, then hastened toward the forest.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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Not much bloody fun being mocked by the neighbors, is it boyo?
Will Durst: Back in the Fold Will Durst 2011
sionnach commented on the word boyo
a punch
September 14, 2008