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friendboy

friendboy noun: a male friend, as opposed to a boyfriend or lover.

Noun

friendboy (plural friendboys)

  1. (colloquial) A male friend, as opposed to a boyfriend or lover.
    • "Surprised, Lifee asked, "She has a friendboy?"1998, J. California Cooper, The Wake of the Wind - A Novel, page 176
  2. (colloquial) A boyfriend, although of less intensity.

Forms of friendboy

pluralfriendboys
alternative formfriend boy
alternative formfriend-boy

Origin of friendboy

From friend + boy.

Questions about friendboy

What does friendboy mean?
Friendboy means a male friend, as opposed to a boyfriend or lover.
What part of speech is friendboy?
Friendboy is a noun.
What is the plural of friendboy?
The plural of friendboy is friendboys.

Words near friendboy in the dictionary

  1. friend-zonee
  2. friend-zonees
  3. friend-zones
  4. friend-zoning
  5. friendable
  6. friendboy
  7. friendboys
  8. friendcest
  9. friended
  10. friendess
  11. friendesses

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