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boyo

or boy-o

[ boi-oh ]

noun

, Irish English, Australian Informal.
, plural boy·os.
  1. boy; lad.


boyo

/ ˈbɔɪəʊ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a boy or young man: often used in direct address
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of boyo1

First recorded in 1865–70; boy + -o
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boyo1

from Irish and Welsh
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Example Sentences

Floys Boyo married her in the comparative innocence of his youth, before he had yet blunted all the kindly feelings of his nature.

Already I imagined the grasp of Floys Boyo upon my throat, and the death-struggle near.

Floys Boyo ordered Bullion peremptorily to fetch some 'kindlings.'

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