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one of the boys ThesaurusNoun | 1. | one of the boys - a man who has been socially accepted into a group of other men; "he quickly became one of the boys"boy - a friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to play golf with the boys" |
one of the boys
one of the boysAn accepted member of a particular social group, especially one made up primarily or entirely of men. Primarily heard in US. John's a nice guy and all, but he just never seemed like one of the boys. As a woman working in this industry, you have to both be one of the boys and still be seen distinctly as a lady.See also: boy, of, oneone of the boys COMMON If you describe someone as one of the boys, you mean that they are accepted as belonging to a group of men who behave in typically masculine ways. His overly enthusiastic efforts to seem just one of the boys were sometimes embarrassing. If she played at being one of the boys she was condemned for being unwomanly. If she didn't join in she was seen as aloof. Compare with one of the lads.See also: boy, of, oneone of the boys accepted by a group of men.See also: boy, of, oneone of the boys
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