muscle boyn.
/ˈmʌsl bɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈməs(ə)l ˌbɔɪ/ U.S. slang.
1. = muscle man n. 2a.
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society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > other types of criminal
felon1297
misdemeanor1533
misfeasor1631
Alsatian1688
cosh-man1869
strong arm1893
street man1904
war criminal1906
Raffles1907
lone wolf1909
muscle man1929
single-o1930
hot rod1936
cosh1937
muscle boy1940
muscle1942
cosh-boy1953
cosh-bandit1954
slag1955
frightener1962
scammer1972
shonk1981
bail bandit1991
1940 J. O'Hara Pal Joey 91 Dont [sic] let anybody tell you they got rid of the muscle boys in Chi.
1974 ‘E. McGirr’ Murderous Journey 97 Marcello's a hood, one of those good-looking muscle-boys in an Italian way.
1995 Variety (Nexis) 27 Mar.–2 Apr. 74 Little Junior tries to win approval from his father..with the efficiency and ruthlessness with which he operates in the underworld, and he puts Jimmy through a rough shakedown before admitting him to his inner sanctum of muscle boys.
2. A fit, athletic young man; a bodybuilder. Cf. muscle man n. 1.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > physical culture or body-building > teacher or exponent
bodybuilder1890
physical culturist1894
Sandow1898
musclehead1923
muscle boy1956
1956 Muscle Power Mar. 50/2 Babe is now wondering if the number of fair-sex will exceed that of the muscleboys.
1979 Washington Post 23 Nov. e1/1 A cleancut challenger, Stan, a friendly, fearless blond muscle boy from the San Fernando Valley.
1998 Gay Times Aug. 16/3 His Richard-and-Judy style show (he even has his own Judy in the form of muscle boy Thomas Mixdorf) is sandwiched between hours and hours of soft porn, which he hates.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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