"boy toy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-boy toy.ogg Forms: boy toys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boy toy (plural boy toys)
  1. (US, Canada, idiomatic, colloquial) A gigolo or younger man who is sexually pursued by an older person. Tags: Canada, US, colloquial, idiomatic Synonyms: toyboy, sexual partner
    Sense id: en-boy_toy-en-noun-1XzhxX3s Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
  2. (US, slang) A young man that is viewed or used similarly to a sex toy. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-boy_toy-en-noun-ICzW2xZY Disambiguation of People: 24 61 15 Categories (other): American English
  3. (literally) A toy meant to be played with by a boy. Tags: literally Synonyms: boytoy, boy-toy, boy toy, dolly-boy, manstress, toyboy Hypernyms: man, sexual partner
    Sense id: en-boy_toy-en-noun-ruC37NUx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 13 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 10 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 7 59

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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