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bum boy

bum boy is the alternative spelling of bumboy.

Meaning of bumboy

Noun

bumboy (plural bumboys)

  1. (UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar) A gay man, a homosexual man.
    • In the Ministry of Sound, the tank-topped bumboys blub into their Pils.1998, Boris Johnson, Daily Telegraph; quoted in “A comprehensive guide to Boris Johnson’s infamous use of ‘tank-topped bum boys’”, in Pink News, 2021

Forms of bum boy

pluralbum boys

Questions about bum boy

What is bum boy the alternative spelling of?
Bum boy is the alternative spelling of bumboy.

Words near bum boy in the dictionary

  1. bum
  2. bum around
  3. bum bag
  4. bum bags
  5. bum beef
  6. bum boy
  7. bum boys
  8. bum bum
  9. bum burp
  10. bum burps
  11. bum calf

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