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bostoons

bostoons is the plural of bostoon.

Meaning of bostoon

Noun

bostoon (plural bostoons)

  1. (Ireland) A foolish person.
    • Some Tipperary bosthoon endangering the lives of the citizens.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 10: Wandering Rocks]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 231

Questions about bostoons

What is bostoons the plural of?
Bostoons is the plural of bostoon.

Words near bostoons in the dictionary

  1. Bostonized
  2. Bostonizes
  3. Bostonizing
  4. Bostons
  5. bostoon
  6. bostoons
  7. bostrichid
  8. bostrichids
  9. Bostrichiform
  10. Bostrom
  11. Bostroms

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