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Old boy

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Old boy"

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old mannoun(literally) An elderly man.
good old boynounA male friend, especially a childhood friend; a man with an established network of friends who assist one another in social and business situations; a decent, dependable fellow.
good ol' boynounAlternative form of good old boy. [A male friend, especially a childhood friend; a man with an established network of friends who assist one another in social and business situations; a decent, dependable fellow.]
highschoolboynoun(rare, nonstandard) A male student of a high school.
good ole boynounAlternative form of good old boy. [A male friend, especially a childhood friend; a man with an established network of friends who assist one another in social and business situations; a decent, dependable fellow.]
old fruitnoun(British, slang, dated, sometimes as a term of address) An old friend; an old chap or fellow.
oldsternoun(informal, sometimes disrespectful) Someone who is old.
frat boynoun(US, somewhat derogatory) A member of a fraternity in a college or university.
aggienoun(US, informal) An agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges.
old soldiernoun(also figurative) A former soldier, or one who has served for a long time.
old fellownoun(UK, dated) Synonym of old chap (“affectionate term of address for a man”).
homeboynoun(colloquial) Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s hometown.
schoolboynounA boy attending school.
old matenoun(colloquial, Australia, New Zealand, UK) In general, any person, whose specific identity can be deduced from context.
rent boynoun(chiefly British, informal) A male prostitute, typically young and gay.
bully boynounA tough, aggressive man, especially one who is young.
old beannoun(British, slang, dated, sometimes as a term of address) An old friend; an old chap or fellow.
old sweatnoun(British, military slang) A veteran soldier or war veteran.
collegianernoun(archaic, largely Scotland) A college student.
day boynoun(UK) A male day pupil.

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