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boyo

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English

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Etymology

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Fromboy +‎-o.

Pronunciation

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(UK)IPA^(key): /bɔɪ.əʊ/
- Audio(Southern England): (file)
(US)IPA^(key): /bɔɪ.oʊ/
Rhymes:-ɔɪəʊ

Noun

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boyo (pluralboyos)

(Ireland) Aboy orlad.
(sometimes derogatory)A stereotypicallyWelsh form of address for a man, usually younger than the speaker.
- 1980, Tristan Jones, “Down the Old Kent Road”, inAdrift‎^[1], Sheridan House, Inc, published1992,→ISBN,page73:
  “Can’t get onboard the boat,” Dai finished for me. “Bloody typical, it is,boyo.”
- 1984,William Gibson,Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books,→ISBN,page13:
  “What brings you around,boyo?” Deane asked, offering Case a narrow bonbon wrapped in blue-and-white checked paper.
- 1984,Frederick Forsyth,The Fourth Protocol, London: Hutchinson,→ISBN,page301:
  ‘This, er, initiator of polonium and lithium, would it be used in an anti-personnel bomb?’ he asked. ‘Oh yes, you could say so,boyo,’ replied the Welshman.
- 1995, Peter Ho Davies, “The Ugliest House in the World”, inThe Ugliest House in the World: Stories‎^[2], Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, published2003,→ISBN,page 4:
  A taff is a Welshman. Everyone in the doctors’ mess calls me taff or taffy. Mr Swain, the mortuary attendant, calls meboyo, especially during the rugby season when Wales lose badly.
- 2006, Francis Kerr Young,Hang on a Second!‎^[3], Lulu.com,→ISBN,page210:
  “You’re crazyboyo!” Taffy gaped at his shipmate’s rosy cheeks, their hugh brightened by the Canadian blasts. “Now, what in the bloody hell were you doing out thereboyo?”

Usage notes

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(form of address for a man): When used to address a Welshman by a non-Welshman this can be (perceived as) derogatory or patronising; use by obviously Welsh people to anyone is rarely derogatory but may still be patronising, especially if used to address someone older than oneself.