"soy boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-soy boy.wav Forms: soy boys [plural], soyboy [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Chinese 醬油 /酱油obor. Japanese 醤油 Japanese そやbor. Dutch sojabor. English soy Proto-West Germanic *bōjō Old English *bōia Middle English boye English boy English soy boy From the idea that men who prefer soy to dairy and meat are weak and feminine, and that the naturally occurring phytoestrogen in soy feminizes men; see Soybean § Phytochemicals on WikipediaWikipedia for more. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|af|soy>sauce|boy>young male|id=effeminate man|tree=1}} Etymology tree Chinese 醬油 /酱油obor. Japanese 醤油 Japanese そやbor. Dutch sojabor. English soy Proto-West Germanic *bōjō Old English *bōia Middle English boye English boy English soy boy, {{pedia|w:Soybean#Phytochemicals|Soybean § Phytochemicals|nodot=1}} Soybean § Phytochemicals on WikipediaWikipedia Head templates: {{en-noun}} soy boy (plural soy boys)
  1. (Internet slang, derogatory) An effeminate or unmasculine man. Wikipedia link: soy boy Tags: Internet, derogatory Related terms: soy [adjective], soy banter, soyface [verb], soy face, soyjak, soy out
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1c/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-soy_boy.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-soy_boy.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "soy boy"
}

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