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Brylcreem Boy

Brylcreem Boy noun: a member of the Royal Air Force.

Noun

Brylcreem Boy (plural Brylcreem Boys)

  1. (historical, slang, World War II) A member of the Royal Air Force
    • Billy Haldane, Ursula's handsome, debonair father, was a 'Brylcreem Boy,' a Royal Air Force officer.2011, D. B. Reynolds, Loving and Writing, Writing and Loving, page 102
    • Why, just the other day, I read about an RAF chap who went from being a Brylcreem Boy to burned beyond recognition. Now he's been wed to the gorgeous daughter of a high commander, Lord Hoity Toity somebody or other, […]2015, Laurel Deedrick-Mayne, A Wake For The Dreamland, page 118

Forms of Brylcreem Boy

pluralBrylcreem Boys

Origin of Brylcreem Boy

From the hair-styling product Brylcreem.

Questions about Brylcreem Boy

What does Brylcreem Boy mean?
Brylcreem Boy means a member of the Royal Air Force.
What part of speech is Brylcreem Boy?
Brylcreem Boy is a noun.
What is the plural of Brylcreem Boy?
The plural of Brylcreem Boy is Brylcreem Boys.

Words near Brylcreem Boy in the dictionary

  1. bryh
  2. bryid
  3. bryids
  4. Bryk
  5. Bryks
  6. Brylcreem Boy
  7. Brylcreem Boys
  8. Brylcreemed
  9. Brylee
  10. Bryleigh
  11. Brymbo

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