boyo
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boyo (plural boyos)
- (Ireland) A boy or lad.
- (sometimes derogatory) A stereotypically Welsh form of address for a man, usually younger than the speaker.
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1980, Tristan Jones, “Down the Old Kent Road”, in Adrift[1], Sheridan House, Inc, published 1992, ISBN 9780924486302, page 73:
- “Can’t get onboard the boat,” Dai finished for me. “Bloody typical, it is, boyo.”
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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 9780395924808, 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.
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2006, Francis Kerr Young, Hang on a Second![3], Lulu.com, ISBN 9781411657267, 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?”
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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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boyo m (Latin spelling)
- a stuffed salted pastry
