wide boy

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English

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Etymology

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Related to wide awake, i.e. sharp-witted, open-eyed, with wide open eyes.

Noun

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wide boy (plural wide boys)

  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A man who lives by his wits, wheeling and dealing.

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