callboy
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
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.
- (Cebu, humorous) A man who works as a call center agent. (see usage notes)
Translations
a boy or man who summons actors
See also
Usage notes
- Only when referring to oneself or to friends and colleagues in the call center industry.
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
Cebuano
Etymology
Noun
callboy
- A male prostitute.
- (humorous) A man who works as a call center agent. (see usage notes)
Usage notes
- Only when referring to oneself or to friends and colleagues in the call center industry.
Coordinate terms
Categories:
- English compound terms
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English euphemisms
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- en:Theater
- Cebu English
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- en:Occupations
- en:People
- en:Prostitution
- Cebuano terms borrowed from English
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- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- Cebuano terms spelled with C
- Cebuano humorous terms
- ceb:Prostitution