boiz

English

Noun

boiz

1. plural of boi
   • 2004, Elaine Corvidae, “Survival Instinct”, in Daniel J. Reitz, editor, Beyond the Mundane: Flights of Mind, Mundania Press, →ISBN, page 195:

     Maybe if somebody like M8r found her in the morning, she’d be okay, but if Strik9 found her first, then Coyote might as well just cut her throat now. Strik9 and his boiz sure wouldn’t hesitate to.

   • 2004, Monica Chiu, Filthy Fictions: Asian American Literature by Women, AltaMira Press, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 116:

     Finally, the “boiz,” who regard their own behavior as nothing more than good-natured joking, will forever be ignorant of her sacrifice for their families’ economic protection.

   • 2004, Nancy Kilpatrick, The Goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Griffin, →ISBN, pages 31–32:

     Goth boiz of a Victorian turn favor mock greatcoats of heavy brocaded fabric, the frill of a ruffled shirt peeking out of the sleeve, tight laced-up-the-side pants and high boots, fingers full of silver rings to the second knuckle.

   • 2009, Warren Tijuan-Thomas Anderson, Dark Passion: The Novel, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 63:

     The Walk was extremely busy that night; this is a hot pick-up joint when you are looking for hot chicks and boiz.

   • 2022, Elena Chernikova, translated by Serikzhan Tankeyev, Oleg Yefremov: Theaterman, Babelcube, →ISBN:

     But even those who avoided this fate can be sometimes seen as “boiz from suburbs”. Some even took Yefremov for one. / – One of your friends told me that you looked like a boy from suburbs. You had that kind of face.

Related terms

• homeboiz

Gottscheerish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boits/

Noun

boiz

1. Alternative form of weiz (“wheat”)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• aboiz

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /boˈiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbwiʃ/

• Hyphenation: bo‧iz

Noun

boiz f (plural boizes)

1. trap for birds and rabbits

   Synonyms: aboiz, alçaprema

2. (colloquial) deceit, ruse, trick

   Synonyms: trapaça, ardil, artimanha