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man and boy

/ˌmæn n̩ ˈbɔɪ/

man and boy adverb: during one's manhood and boyhood; since one's childhood; all one's life.

Adverb

man and boy (not comparable)

  1. (UK) During one's manhood and boyhood; since one's childhood; all one's life.
    • I’ve lived here forty years, man and boy.

Words that rhyme with man and boy

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Questions about man and boy

What does man and boy mean?
Man and boy means during one's manhood and boyhood; since one's childhood; all one's life.
What part of speech is man and boy?
Man and boy is an adverb.
How do you pronounce man and boy?
Man and boy is pronounced /ˌmæn n̩ ˈbɔɪ/ (UK).

Words near man and boy in the dictionary

  1. man
  2. man about town
  3. man advantage
  4. man alive
  5. man among men
  6. man and boy
  7. man and wife
  8. man ape
  9. man apes
  10. man bag
  11. man bags

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