old boy

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ohld boi]
- /oʊld bɔɪ/
- /əʊld ˌbɔɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ohld boi]
- /oʊld bɔɪ/

Definitions of old boy words

noun old boy Informal. an adult male, especially a Southerner. Compare good old boy. 1
noun old boy a lively elderly man. 1
noun old boy Chiefly British. an alumnus, especially of a boys' preparatory or public school. 1
noun old boy Chiefly British. old chap. 1
countable noun old boy You can refer to a man who used to be a pupil at a particular school or university as an old boy. 0
countable noun old boy If you refer to an old or middle-aged man as an old boy, you are referring to him in a disrespectful way. 0

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Origin of old boy

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605

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Parts of speech for Old boy

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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old boy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

old boy usage trend in Literature

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