"b'hoy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: b'hoys [plural]
Etymology: Supposed to evoke an Irish pronunciation of boy. Head templates: {{en-noun}} b'hoy (plural b'hoys)
  1. (historical, slang) A rough-and-tumble working-class young man in Lower Manhattan between the late 1840s and the American Civil War period. Tags: historical, slang
    Sense id: en-b'hoy-en-noun-t1pteVNO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for b'hoy meaning in All languages combined (1.1kB)

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