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gentleboy

gentleboy noun: a young gentleman.

Noun

gentleboy (plural gentleboys)

  1. (humorous, informal, rare) A young gentleman.
    • Acteon found the air hostess trying to pull on her damasse dress and realign cleavage in the gentleboys' bog.1980, Ian Kennedy Martin, The Last Crime, page 9

Forms of gentleboy

pluralgentleboys

Origin of gentleboy

Blend of gentleman + boy.

Questions about gentleboy

What does gentleboy mean?
Gentleboy means a young gentleman.
What part of speech is gentleboy?
Gentleboy is a noun.
What is the plural of gentleboy?
The plural of gentleboy is gentleboys.

Words near gentleboy in the dictionary

  1. gentle-heartedly
  2. gentle-heartedness
  3. gentle-like
  4. gentlebeing
  5. gentlebeings
  6. gentleboy
  7. gentleboys
  8. gentled
  9. gentlefolk
  10. gentlefolks
  11. gentlegirl

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