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dolly-boy

dolly-boy noun: a toyboy; a gigolo.

Noun

dolly-boy (plural dolly-boys)

  1. A toyboy; a gigolo.
    • He meant, because of Wagner, though he can't have been unaware of the discreetly homosexual style of the whole place, the waiters in tails with long white aprons, the rich older men treating their bored and flirtatious young dolly-boys.1988, Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming-Pool Library, paperback edition, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 118
  2. (historical) The person (e.g. an apprentice) tasked with holding a rivet dolly in an Australian World War 2 aircraft factory.

Forms of dolly-boy

pluraldolly-boys

Questions about dolly-boy

What does dolly-boy mean?
Dolly-boy means a toyboy; a gigolo.
What part of speech is dolly-boy?
Dolly-boy is a noun.
What is the plural of dolly-boy?
The plural of dolly-boy is dolly-boys.

Words near dolly-boy in the dictionary

  1. Dolly Vardens
  2. dolly zoom
  3. dolly zooms
  4. dolly-bird
  5. dolly-birds
  6. dolly-boy
  7. dolly-boys
  8. dolly-mop
  9. dollybird
  10. dollybirds
  11. dollying

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