boyo
1
9.9
- noun
- Slang
:
chico
- Now, my boyo, we'll show them what kind of man you really are.
Examples
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You did well, my boyo; I couldn't be prouder of you.
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Boyo, another round, if you please.
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Is that how it goes, my boyo?
Fiction book (1991) -
Done and done, my boyo!
Fiction book (1991) -
Boyo, it's this year, or it might be never.
Fiction book (2000) -
I tell you what this boyo is - he's a king.
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"You're a tricky boyo, you know that?
Fiction book (1992) -
Lord, you might be scrawny, but that's a fine boyo you have there.
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And wasn't Frankie the boyo that was named?
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Mr. Swain, the mortuary attendant, calls me boyo, especially during the rugby season when Wales loses badly.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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7.4
An informal, friendly way to refer to a group of friends who are men
618
1.1
People use it for a boy or young man when they speak in a friendly way
377
8.1
A man or boy used in informal speech
145
7.2
A friendly, informal way to call a child or young person
20
9.8
A close male friend you call like a brother
11
8.2
A friendly name adults use for a young boy
4
7.9
A young man or boy in Spanish-speaking countries
3
9.9
A kind word adults use to call a boy they care about
3
8.8
A friendly, informal name used for a man you know well
2
9.9
A friendly word people use for a boy or young man
1
9.9
A young boy people call in a warm, friendly way in Jewish families
1
9.9
A young boy or man called in a friendly way in the Philippines
1
9.9
A young man or boy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Boyo is a friendly form of boy with the ending -o, like saying 'kiddo' or 'pal-o' to sound warm and familiar. That's why boyo is used in Irish and Welsh English as an affectionate or familiar name for a boy or man.