boyo

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English

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Etymology

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From boy +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boyo (plural boyos)

  1. (Ireland) A boy or lad.
  2. (sometimes derogatory) A stereotypically Welsh form of address for a man, usually younger than the speaker.
    • 1980, Tristan Jones, “Down the Old Kent Road”, in Adrift[1], Sheridan House, Inc, published 1992, →ISBN, page 73:
      “Can’t get onboard the boat,” Dai finished for me. “Bloody typical, it is, boyo.”
    • 1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 13:
      “What brings you around, boyo?” Deane asked, offering Case a narrow bonbon wrapped in blue-and-white checked paper.
    • 1984, Frederick Forsyth, The Fourth Protocol, London: Hutchinson, →ISBN, page 301:
      ‘This, er, initiator of polonium and lithium, would it be used in an anti-personnel bomb?’ he asked. ‘Oh yes, you could say so, boyo,’ replied the Welshman.
    • 1995, Peter Ho Davies, “The Ugliest House in the World”, in The Ugliest House in the World: Stories[2], Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, published 2003, →ISBN, page 4:
      A taff is a Welshman. Everyone in the doctors’ mess calls me taff or taffy. Mr Swain, the mortuary attendant, calls me boyo, especially during the rugby season when Wales lose badly.
    • 2006, Francis Kerr Young, Hang on a Second![3], Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 210:
      “You’re crazy boyo!” Taffy gaped at his shipmate’s rosy cheeks, their hugh brightened by the Canadian blasts. “Now, what in the bloody hell were you doing out there boyo?”

Usage notes

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(form of address for a man): When used to address a Welshman by a non-Welshman this can be (perceived as) derogatory or patronising; use by obviously Welsh people to anyone is rarely derogatory but may still be patronising, especially if used to address someone older than oneself.

Anagrams

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Buol

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Noun

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boyo

  1. fish

Javanese

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Romanization

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boyo

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦺꦴꦪꦺꦴ
  2. Nonstandard spelling of baya. Romanization of ꦧꦪ

Ladino

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish bollo, from Latin bulla.

Noun

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boyo m (Latin spelling)

  1. a stuffed salted pastry

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Verb

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boyo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of boyar

Sranan Tongo

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Noun

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boyo

  1. a sweet cake made of grated cassava (manioc) and cocos

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