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callboy

callboy noun: a male prostitute.

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 callboy

pluralcallboys
alternative formcall boy
alternative formcall-boy

Origin of callboy

From call + boy.

Questions about callboy

What does callboy mean?
Callboy means a male prostitute.
What part of speech is callboy?
Callboy is a noun.
What is the plural of callboy?
The plural of callboy is callboys.

Words near callboy in the dictionary

  1. callboards
  2. callbook
  3. callbooks
  4. callbox
  5. callboxes
  6. callboy
  7. callboys
  8. Callcott
  9. Callcotts
  10. called
  11. called 'em as one saw 'em

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