"valley boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-valley boy.ogg [Australia] Forms: valley boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} valley boy (plural valley boys)
  1. (US, slang) A young man who lives in the "Valley", specifically the San Fernando Valley. Tags: US, slang Related terms: valley girl
    Sense id: en-valley_boy-en-noun-ZnBN0Jmi Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 9 47
  2. (US, slang) A young gay man who listens to 1970s genre music. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-valley_boy-en-noun-pFCt4ZTW Categories (other): American English
  3. (UK, Wales) A young man from the South Wales Valleys. Tags: UK, Wales
    Sense id: en-valley_boy-en-noun-rz-S0nFQ Categories (other): British English, Welsh English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 9 47

Inflected forms

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