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roaring boy

roaring boy noun: synonym of roarer (“brawling young man”).

Noun

roaring boy (plural roaring boys)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of roarer (“brawling young man”).
    • The Gipsie snap & Pedro
      are none of Toms Comradoes,
      yͤ punck I skorne, & yͤ cutpurse sworn
      & yͤ roring boyes brauadoesc. 1620, anonymous, “Tom o’ Bedlam’s Song” in Giles Earle his Booke (British Museum, Additional MSS. 24, 665)
    Synonyms:
    roarer

Synonyms of roaring boy

Forms of roaring boy

pluralroaring boys

Questions about roaring boy

What does roaring boy mean?
Roaring boy means synonym of roarer (“brawling young man”).
What part of speech is roaring boy?
Roaring boy is a noun.
What is the plural of roaring boy?
The plural of roaring boy is roaring boys.

Words near roaring boy in the dictionary

  1. roarin'
  2. roaring
  3. roaring ahead
  4. roaring away
  5. roaring back
  6. roaring boy
  7. roaring boys
  8. roaring cat
  9. roaring drunk
  10. Roaring Fork River
  11. roaring forties

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