boyo
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Noun[edit]
boyo (plural boyos)
- (Ireland) A boy or lad.
- (sometimes derogatory) A stereotypically Welsh form of address for a man, usually younger than the speaker.
- 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.
Usage notes[edit]
(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.
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Javanese[edit]
Noun[edit]
boyo
- Nonstandard spelling of baya.
Ladino[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
boyo m (Latin spelling)
- a stuffed salted pastry
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Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
boyo
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