"boys and girls" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-boys and girls.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} boys and girls pl (plural only)
  1. (idiomatic) Used to address an audience of children, or (jocularly) of adults. Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Synonyms: girls and boys Related terms: ladies and gentlemen
    Sense id: en-boys_and_girls-en-noun-A2ashtPE

Noun

Audio: en-au-boys and girls.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} boys and girls
  1. Synonym of Dutchman's breeches (“the plant Dicentra cucullaria”) Synonyms: girls and boys, Dutchman's breeches [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-boys_and_girls-en-noun-TEaVAZht Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 77 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 22 78

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