| 释义 |
boyf, n. colloq. (chiefly Brit.).
Brit. |bɔɪf|, U.S. |bɔɪf|
[Shortened ‹boyfriend n., perhaps originally as graphic abbreviation. Compare girlf n.]
A boyfriend.
Freq. in the language of (publications aimed at) teenage girls and young women.
1990Re: Where the Krills Are in alt.angst (Usenet newsgroup) 20 Sept. Maybe grils [i.e. girls] just don't have angst as much, since it's usually easier for them to find a boyf then [sic] it is for guys to find a grilf [= girlfriend]. 1995Just Seventeen 5 Apr. 60/1 You're now fully-fledged boyf and girlf. 1998Irish Times (Nexis) 2 June 13, I just grumbled and grumbled about how dull, dull, dull football was and how mean, mean, mean my beastly boyf was to drag me there. 2001Heat 28 Apr. 60/2 Julia is his long-suffering girlfriend Samantha who is not at all happy about her boyf's continuing criminal activities. |