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old boy
US:USA pronunciation: respelling(ōld′ boi′ for 1, 2; ōld′ boi′ for 3; ōld′ boi′ for 4)
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026old boy
(ōld′ boi′ for 1, 2; ōld′ boi′ for 3;
ōld′ boi′ for 4),USA pronunciation
- Informal Terms(sometimes disparaging). an adult male, esp. a Southerner. Cf. good old boy.
- a lively elderly man.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]an alumnus, esp. of a boys' preparatory or public school.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]See old chap.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
old boy n - (sometimes capitals) Brit a male ex-pupil of a school
- informal chiefly Brit
- a familiar name used to refer to a man
- an old man
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