"aceboy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-aceboy.wav Forms: aceboys [plural]
Etymology: From ace + boy. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ace|boy}} ace + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} aceboy (plural aceboys)
  1. (originally African-American Vernacular, now chiefly Bermuda) A male friend that one is very close with.

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From ace + boy.",
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          "text": "Coordinate term: acegirl"
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          "ref": "2013 April 12, “Exclusive: Meet Derpuntae - Bermuda's first meme”, in The Bermuda Sun, archived from the original on 2022-12-12:",
          "text": "Where do you hang out with your ace boys at the weekend?",
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