| 释义 |
boyo colloq. and dial. (chiefly Anglo-Irish).|ˈbɔɪəʊ|
Also boyoh.
[f. boy n.1]
Boy, lad; esp. as a jovial form of address.
1870G. M. Hopkins Jrnl. (1937) 133 Irish expressions..Boyo, Lado = Boy and a half, [etc.]. 1898J. Macmanus Bend of Road 258 While there's a whack in the belt, boyo, I'll lay-on ye. 1907G. B. Shaw John Bull's Other Island 80 There was..me bould English boyoh in front at the machinery. 1914Joyce Dubliners 201 If you want a thing well done..go to a Jesuit. They're the boyos have influence. 1938J. Cary Castle Corner 46 The wee boyo grows like the Corners. 1943P. Cheyney You can always Duck i. 11 There was nothin' too bad to say about that boyo. 1953Dylan Thomas Under Milk Wood (1954) 30 Nogood Boyo. Me, Nogood Boyo, up to no good in the wash-house. 1955K. Amis That Uncertain Feeling xvii. 235 Get along home, there's good boyos. 1960G. Avery Elephant War iii. 49 Well, my boyo, you're in a hurry this fine morning. |