"bumboy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-bumboy.ogg [Australia] Forms: bumboys [plural]
Etymology: From bum (“ass”) + boy. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bum|boy|t1=ass}} bum (“ass”) + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} bumboy (plural bumboys)
  1. (UK, vulgar, slang, derogatory) A gay man, a homosexual man. Tags: UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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