callboy
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
callboy (plural callboys)
- (euphemistic) A male prostitute.
- (dated) A bellhop.
- (theater) A boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance.
- (Philippines, slang) A public transport barker (a man, who for a fee, calls out the destination of jeepneys and buses)
- (humorous) A man who works as a call center agent. (see usage notes)
- A youth employed to wake people up for work.
- 2010, David Hunt, Era of Steam Engines, Volume 1, Chapter 3, Being a Callboy, Lulu.com:
- It was exciting being a callboy, riding a pushbike in all directions in Fremantle City, waking-up the engine-crews for work. [1]
Usage notes[edit]
- Only when referring to oneself or to friends and colleagues in the call center industry.
Descendants[edit]
- → Cebuano: callboy
Translations[edit]
a boy or man who summons actors
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 28
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English callboy.
Noun[edit]
callboy
- a male prostitute
- (humorous) a man who works as a call center agent (see usage notes)
Usage notes[edit]
- Only when referring to oneself or to friends and colleagues in the call center industry.
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- en:Theater
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- en:Occupations
- en:People
- en:Prostitution
- Cebuano terms borrowed from English
- Cebuano unadapted borrowings from English
- Cebuano terms derived from English
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- Cebuano terms spelled with C
- Cebuano humorous terms
- ceb:Occupations
- ceb:Prostitution
- ceb:Male people