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soap boy

soap boy noun: a young male assistant at a men's barbershop, typically tasked with rubbing shaving soap into men's beards.

Noun

soap boy (plural soap boys)

  1. (historical) A young male assistant at a men's barbershop, typically tasked with rubbing shaving soap into men's beards.
  2. A young male employee in any field whose job primarily involves working with soap.

Forms of soap boy

pluralsoap boys

Questions about soap boy

What does soap boy mean?
Soap boy means a young male assistant at a men's barbershop, typically tasked with rubbing shaving soap into men's beards.
What part of speech is soap boy?
Soap boy is a noun.
What is the plural of soap boy?
The plural of soap boy is soap boys.

Words near soap boy in the dictionary

  1. soap acacias
  2. soap bar
  3. soap bars
  4. soap box
  5. soap boxes
  6. soap boy
  7. soap brick
  8. soap bricks
  9. soap bubble
  10. soap bubbles
  11. soap dish

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