单词 | old boy |
释义 | old boy[ ohld -boi for 1, 2; ohld -boi for 3; ohld -boi for 4 ] / ˈoʊld ˈbɔɪ for 1, 2; ˈoʊld ˌbɔɪ for 3; ˌoʊld ˈbɔɪ for 4 / SEE SYNONYMS FOR old boy ON THESAURUS.COM nounInformal. an adult male, especially a Southerner.Compare good old boy. a lively elderly man. Chiefly British. an alumnus, especially of a boys' preparatory or public school. Chiefly British. old chap. Origin of old boyFirst recorded in 1595–1605 Words nearby old boyold as Adam, Old Bailey, Old Believer, Old Bill, old bird, old boy, old-boyism, old-boy network, Old British, Old Bulgarian, Old Castile Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for old boy
British Dictionary definitions for old boyold boy noun(sometimes capitals) British a male ex-pupil of a school informal, mainly British
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