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- noun US An
apprentice jockey
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chained_bear commented on the word bug boy
"Once a rider logged his first win, he officially became an apprentice jockey, or 'bug boy,' so called because of the asterisk, or 'bug,' that was typed next to apprentices' names in the racing program."
—Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend (New York: Ballantine Books, 2001), 65
October 20, 2008
john commented on the word bug boy
For a moment, I thought this was me :-)
October 20, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word bug boy
Are you an apprentice jockey? *marvels*
October 20, 2008
reesetee commented on the word bug boy
I thought you were a Japanese schoolgirl, John.
October 20, 2008
vanishedone commented on the word bug boy
And a little teapot.
October 20, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word bug boy
Wow. John is a many-splendored thing.
October 20, 2008
plethora commented on the word bug boy
John's going to need his own list, soon.
October 21, 2008