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barrow boys

barrow boys is the plural of barrow boy.

Meaning of barrow boy

Noun

barrow boy (plural barrow boys)

  1. (UK, dated) A boy or man who sells goods, especially fruits or vegetables, from a barrow; a costermonger.
    • I pointed out to him that it was impossible for him to do that ... barrow boys to take him back to Manchester.1939, John Worby, Spiv's Progress, page 72
  2. (UK, broadly, derogatory, slang) A financial industry worker from a working class or lower middle class family background.
    • The "barrow boy" commodities trader may well have no aspirations to old-style middle class tastes.1992, Leslie Budd, Sam Whimster, Global Finance and Urban Living, page 326

Questions about barrow boys

What is barrow boys the plural of?
Barrow boys is the plural of barrow boy.

Words near barrow boys in the dictionary

  1. Barrovian
  2. Barrovians
  3. barrow
  4. Barrow Bay
  5. barrow boy
  6. barrow boys
  7. Barrow County
  8. barrow crossing
  9. barrow crossings
  10. Barrow Gurney
  11. Barrow Haven

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