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top boys

top boys is the plural of top boy.

Meaning of top boy

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

Questions about top boys

What is top boys the plural of?
Top boys is the plural of top boy.

Words near top boys in the dictionary

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

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