rent boy
UK/ˈɹɛntˌbɔɪ/
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rent boy noun: a male prostitute, typically young and gay.
Noun
rent boy (plural rent boys)
- A male prostitute, typically young and gay.
- Francis Urquhart: Got anything on him?
Tim Stamper: There was a whiff of scandal about ten years ago.
Francis Urquhart: Rent boy. In a train. To Red Hill. Yes. Wanted to sell his story but we bought it and hushed him up. Be ungentlemanly to bring that up. A man's private life should be private.
Tim...1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 4 - An Irishman came up to him, bought him a drink, asked him if he was a rent boy, and agreed to give £40 for coming back.1992, Donald James West, Buz De Villiers, Male prostitution, page 93
- Francis Urquhart: Got anything on him?
Forms of rent boy
| plural | rent boys |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rentboy |
Origin of rent boy
From rent (“to lease, let out”) + boy, a diminutive term for man.
Questions about rent boy
- What does rent boy mean?
- Rent boy means a male prostitute, typically young and gay.
- What part of speech is rent boy?
- Rent boy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rent boy?
- Rent boy is pronounced /ˈɹɛntˌbɔɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rent boy?
- The plural of rent boy is rent boys.
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