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pick-me boys

pick-me boys is the plural of pick-me boy.

Meaning of pick-me boy

Noun

pick-me boy (plural pick-me boys)

  1. (derogatory, rare, slang) A man who claims or acts as if he is unlike most other men, in order to gain attention from women.
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Questions about pick-me boys

What is pick-me boys the plural of?
Pick-me boys is the plural of pick-me boy.

Words near pick-me boys in the dictionary

  1. pick-by-voice
  2. pick-fault
  3. pick-faults
  4. pick-me
  5. pick-me boy
  6. pick-me boys
  7. pick-me girl
  8. pick-me girls
  9. pick-me-up
  10. pick-me-ups
  11. pick-mes

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