单词 | good old boy |
释义 | good old boy in American English Informal a man of the S U.S., variously characterized as easygoing, companionable, assertively masculine, and strongly identifying with his regional lifestyle good old boy in American Englishnoun informal Also: good ol' boy, good ole boy1. a male who embodies the unsophisticated good fellowship and sometimes boisterous sociability regarded as typical of white males of small towns and rural areas of the South 2. a person who belongs to a network of friends and associates with close ties of loyalty and mutual support Derived forms good old boyismWord origin [1970–75]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cornrow, postmodernism, relational database, salsa, urban legend |
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