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bwoy

English

Noun

bwoy (plural bwoys)

  1. (Jamaican) Pronunciation spelling of boy.

Anagrams

  • BYOW

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

  • boy, bwai, bway

Etymology

From English boy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?bwa?/
  • Hyphenation: bwoy

Noun

bwoy (plural: bwoy dem, quantified: bwoy)

  1. boy, guy, man

Derived terms

  1. bad bwoy

Further reading

  • bwoy – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary

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bhoy

English

Etymology 1

Noun

bhoy (plural bhoys)

  1. (dialect, West Coast Scottish, Ireland) Boy.
  2. A tough, a thug.
Synonyms
  • (boy): See Thesaurus:boy
  • (thug): See Thesaurus:troublemaker

Etymology 2

boy +? -h-

Noun

bhoy (plural bhoys)

  1. (dated, fandom slang, humorous) Boy.
Synonyms
  • See Thesaurus:boy

Interjection

bhoy

  1. (dated, fandom slang, humorous) Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
Synonyms
  • boy!, man!, goshwowboyoboy!, oh boy!, oh man!, wow!, yay!
Related terms
  • oh bhoy

Usage notes

This fanspeak word is used instead of the standard form to indicate a fannish context or an association with science fiction fandom.

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