as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
a novel about a self-assertive, self-reliant boyo growing up in working-class Dublin
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Recent Examples of boyo
As my old Irish grandmother once told me, boyo, never trust a judge with a name like a high school strength coach.
We journey north next to Maine, where human bowling jacket Paul LePage is doing the governating thing again, with the usual results.
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Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 25 Aug. 2016
Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 25 Aug. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyo
Noun
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For the sake of all parties, but especially a young lad who has experienced a dramatic rise and fall, this is a move that needs to work.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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In jail, some say lads want to be either a footballer or a drug dealer.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Whether kids are seeing real stars like Bill Murray or Mckenna Grace, or just someone from a fan club, the effect is the same.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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Byron is reportedly married and shares two kids with his wife, who is not Cabot.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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Villa have already recruited a teenager centre-half this summer after the arrival of Yasin Ozcan from Kasimpasa, who signed a pre-contract agreement in February and joined up with Unai Emery’s squad on July 1.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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As a teenager, the budding performer had several run-ins with neighborhood bullies, but always fought back, Lewis said of his father.—
Larry Luxner,
Sun Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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“Boyo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyo. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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