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toyboy

/ˈtɔɪˌbɔɪ/

toyboy noun: a young male partner for a woman or man.

Noun

toyboy (plural toyboys)

  1. (Australia, UK, derogatory, humorous, sometimes) A young male partner for a woman or man.
    • I'm out with my toy boy, toy boy / And when I get to take him home / I know he's gonna love me right1987, Stock Aitken Waterman, “Toy Boy”, performed by Sinitta
    • But Ahlamalik Williams, 25, is just the latest in a long line of toyboys 61-year-old Queen of Pop Madonna has been linked to since her spilt from long-term partner Guy Ritchie, after which she decided she 'wanted to have fun'.2019 December 18, Sophie Jane Evans, “How Madonna is falling for increasingly younger toyboys”, in The Sun, retrieved 15 Mar 2021
    Synonyms:
    boy toy

toyboy meaning in Malay

toyboy in Malay

young male pursued by an older person
anak ikan

Synonyms of toyboy

Forms of toyboy

pluraltoyboys
alternative formtoy-boy
alternative formtoy boy

Origin of toyboy

From toy + boy.

Questions about toyboy

What does toyboy mean?
Toyboy means a young male partner for a woman or man.
What is toyboy in Malay?
Toyboy in Malay is anak ikan. See Toyboy meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is toyboy?
Toyboy is a noun.
How do you pronounce toyboy?
Toyboy is pronounced /ˈtɔɪˌbɔɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of toyboy?
The plural of toyboy is toyboys.

Words near toyboy in the dictionary

  1. Toyas
  2. Toybob
  3. Toybobs
  4. toybox
  5. toyboxes
  6. toyboy
  7. toyboys
  8. toychest
  9. toychests
  10. toydom
  11. Toye

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