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jobs for the boys

jobs for the boys noun: jobs unfairly given to someone's friends, supporters, or relations.

Noun

jobs for the boys pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Jobs unfairly given to someone's friends, supporters, or relations.
    • The problem with jobs on the board is that it is reminiscent of another phrase: jobs for the boys.2010 January 27, Daloni Carlisle, The Guardian

Questions about jobs for the boys

What does jobs for the boys mean?
Jobs for the boys means jobs unfairly given to someone's friends, supporters, or relations.
What part of speech is jobs for the boys?
Jobs for the boys is a noun.

Words near jobs for the boys in the dictionary

  1. Jobran
  2. Jobrani
  3. Jobranis
  4. jobs
  5. jobs backwards
  6. jobs for the boys
  7. jobs of work
  8. jobsearch
  9. jobseeker
  10. jobseeker's allowance
  11. jobseekers

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