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old boy

noun

Meaning

  1. An alumnus, especially of a public school.
  2. A former member of a group.
  3. An old man.
  4. A familiar term of address for a man of any age.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

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Related words

old man(English)good old boy(English)good ol' boy(English)highschoolboy(English)good ole boy(English)old fruit(English)oldster(English)frat boy(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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