"cherry boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cherry boys [plural]
Etymology: Likely a calque from Japanese チェリーボーイ (cherī bōi), originally a pseudo-anglicism from English cherry + boy. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|ja|-|nocap=1}} calque from Japanese, {{ja-r|チェリー ボーイ}} チェリーボーイ (cherī bōi), {{lg|pseudo-anglicism}} pseudo-anglicism, {{af|en|cherry|boy|lang1=en}} English cherry + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} cherry boy (plural cherry boys)
  1. A male virgin.

Inflected forms

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