"muscle boy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: muscle boys [plural]
Etymology: From muscle + boy. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|muscle|boy}} muscle + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} muscle boy (plural muscle boys)
  1. (dated) A goon, thug, or muscular henchman. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Bodybuilding
    Sense id: en-muscle_boy-en-noun-Ewu2r32E Disambiguation of Bodybuilding: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 89 11
  2. (slang) A bodybuilder, especially one who is homosexual. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-muscle_boy-en-noun-PTTObFpC Disambiguation of People: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: muscleboy

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Alternative forms

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