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call boy

call boy is the alternative spelling of callboy.

Meaning of callboy

Noun

callboy (plural callboys)

  1. (euphemistic) A male prostitute.
  2. (dated) A bellhop.
  3. A boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance.
  4. (Philippines, slang) A public transport barker (a man who, for a fee, calls out the destination of jeepneys and buses)
  5. (humorous) A man who works as a call center agent. (see usage notes)
  6. A youth employed to wake people up for work.
    • It was exciting being a callboy, riding a pushbike in all directions in Fremantle City, waking-up the engine-crews for work.2010, David Hunt, Era of Steam Engines, Volume 1, Chapter 3, Being a Callboy, Lulu.com

Forms of call boy

pluralcall boys

Questions about call boy

What is call boy the alternative spelling of?
Call boy is the alternative spelling of callboy.

Words near call boy in the dictionary

  1. call bell
  2. call bird
  3. call birds
  4. call box
  5. call boxes
  6. call boy
  7. call boys
  8. call button
  9. call buttons
  10. call by future
  11. call by name

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