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leatherboy

leatherboy noun: a young or submissive member of the leatherman subculture.

Noun

leatherboy (plural leatherboys)

  1. A young or submissive member of the leatherman subculture.
    • Instead he becomes a leatherboy as represented by the character of Joey (Hank Harris), the youngest, least sexually experienced and physically inferior of the group.2016, Darren Elliott-Smith, Queer Horror Film and Television, page 140

Forms of leatherboy

pluralleatherboys

Origin of leatherboy

From leather + boy.

Questions about leatherboy

What does leatherboy mean?
Leatherboy means a young or submissive member of the leatherman subculture.
What part of speech is leatherboy?
Leatherboy is a noun.
What is the plural of leatherboy?
The plural of leatherboy is leatherboys.

Words near leatherboy in the dictionary

  1. Leatherbarrow
  2. Leatherberry
  3. Leatherberrys
  4. leatherboard
  5. leatherbound
  6. leatherboy
  7. leatherboys
  8. leatherbritches
  9. Leatherbury
  10. Leatherburys
  11. leathercloth

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