"business boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: business boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} business boy (plural business boys)
  1. (slang) A male prostitute. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Prostitution
    Sense id: en-business_boy-en-noun-8R9Drpsw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2012, Donald James West, Male Prostitution, page 305:",
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