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top boy

top boy noun: a leader, kingpin, or boss in the drug trade or gang hierarchy.

Noun

top boy (plural top boys)

  1. (UK, slang) A leader, kingpin, or boss in the drug trade or gang hierarchy.
    • I love Top Boy, which is not only the name of the show but the British term for big boss man, the kingpin, etc. The top boy is the one who runs the drug trade.2022 March 24, Panama Jackson, “I can’t tell if the slang on Netflix’s ‘Top Boy’ is just better or sounds better because of the British accents”, in The Grio, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2025

Forms of top boy

pluraltop boys

Questions about top boy

What does top boy mean?
Top boy means a leader, kingpin, or boss in the drug trade or gang hierarchy.
What part of speech is top boy?
Top boy is a noun.
What is the plural of top boy?
The plural of top boy is top boys.

Words near top boy in the dictionary

  1. top bins
  2. top bollocks
  3. top boot
  4. top boots
  5. top box
  6. top boy
  7. top boys
  8. top brass
  9. top brasses
  10. top cat
  11. top cats

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