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boo how doy

boo how doy noun: a hatchet man, in Chinese contexts.

Noun

boo how doy

  1. A hatchet man, in Chinese contexts.

Origin of boo how doy

From Taishanese 斧頭仔 /斧头仔 (bu² heu³ doi², literally “hatchet boy”).

Questions about boo how doy

What does boo how doy mean?
Boo how doy means a hatchet man, in Chinese contexts.
What part of speech is boo how doy?
Boo how doy is a noun.

Words near boo how doy in the dictionary

  1. boo daddy
  2. boo hag
  3. boo hags
  4. boo hiss
  5. boo hoo
  6. boo how doy
  7. boo up
  8. boo'd
  9. boo-boo
  10. boo-boo bus
  11. boo-booed

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