"b'y" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /baɪ/, [bʌi̯], [bɤi̯], [bəi̯] Forms: b'ys [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪ, -ɔɪ Etymology: From the local accent's pronunciation of boy. Head templates: {{en-noun}} b'y (plural b'ys)
  1. (Newfoundland, Ottawa Valley, dialect) buddy; male friend; group of one's friends Tags: Newfoundland, dialectal
    Sense id: en-b'y-en-noun-I~W5crFo Categories (other): Newfoundland English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (Cornwall, Atlantic Canada, Cape Breton, Ottawa Valley, dialect) man; dude, guy Tags: Atlantic-Canada, Cornwall, dialectal
    Sense id: en-b'y-en-noun-EUb1NOOM Categories (other): Atlantic Canadian English, Cornish English

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From the local accent's pronunciation of boy.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "b'ys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "b'y (plural b'ys)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Newfoundland English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "buddy; male friend; group of one's friends"
      ],
      "id": "en-b'y-en-noun-I~W5crFo",
      "links": [
        [
          "buddy",
          "buddy"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Ottawa Valley",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Newfoundland, Ottawa Valley, dialect) buddy; male friend; group of one's friends"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Newfoundland",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Atlantic Canadian English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "man; dude, guy"
      ],
      "id": "en-b'y-en-noun-EUb1NOOM",
      "links": [
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
        ],
        [
          "guy",
          "guy"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Cape Breton; Ottawa Valley; Cape Breton; Ottawa Valley",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Cornwall, Atlantic Canada, Cape Breton, Ottawa Valley, dialect) man; dude, guy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Atlantic-Canada",
        "Cornwall",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʌi̯]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɤi̯]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bəi̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔɪ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "b'y"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪ",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔɪ"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the local accent's pronunciation of boy.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "b'ys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "b'y (plural b'ys)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dialectal terms",
        "Newfoundland English"
      ],
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        "buddy; male friend; group of one's friends"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "buddy",
          "buddy"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Ottawa Valley",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Newfoundland, Ottawa Valley, dialect) buddy; male friend; group of one's friends"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Newfoundland",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Atlantic Canadian English",
        "Cornish English",
        "English dialectal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "man; dude, guy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
        ],
        [
          "guy",
          "guy"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Cape Breton; Ottawa Valley; Cape Breton; Ottawa Valley",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Cornwall, Atlantic Canada, Cape Breton, Ottawa Valley, dialect) man; dude, guy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Atlantic-Canada",
        "Cornwall",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʌi̯]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɤi̯]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bəi̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔɪ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "b'y"
}

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