"boy next door" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boys next door [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|boys next door}} boy next door (plural boys next door)
  1. A regular, typical boy, as opposed to a superstar. Categories (topical): Stock characters Synonyms: boy-next-door [attributive] Translations (regular boy): típic bon noi [masculine] (Catalan), kluk odvedle [masculine] (Czech), naapurinpoika (Finnish), garçon d’à côté [masculine] (French), Junge von nebenan [masculine] (German), Nachbarjunge [masculine] (German), ragazzo della porta accanto [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-boy_next_door-en-noun-K919ZX6f Disambiguation of Stock characters: 73 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'regular boy': 100 0
  2. (gay slang) A young, attractive, slim male, usually having little body hair. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Male people
    Sense id: en-boy_next_door-en-noun-XwXLJWbB Disambiguation of Male people: 25 75 Topics: LGBT

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