"friendboy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: friendboys [plural]
Etymology: From friend + boy. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|friend|boy}} friend + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} friendboy (plural friendboys)
  1. (colloquial) A male friend, as opposed to a boyfriend or lover. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-friendboy-en-noun-6j2O-uTS
  2. (colloquial) A boyfriend, although of less intensity. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-friendboy-en-noun-Fu9q-5lR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: friend boy, friend-boy Related terms: friendgirl

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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