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white boy

white boy is the alternative form of whiteboy.

Meaning of whiteboy

Noun

whiteboy (countable and uncountable, plural whiteboys)

  1. (archaic) A man or boy who is highly favoured; a pet, a darling.
    • Were war at the gates, I should be one of her white boys.1821 January 8, [Walter Scott], Kenilworth; a Romance. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; and John Ballantyne, […]; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC
  2. (derogatory, sometimes, chiefly African-American) A Caucasian male.
    • The words of the whiteboy crept into his mind as he got ready to crawl out of bed—and he once again realized Cassandra hardly ever showered.2006, Eminemsrevenge, Jew Girl, page 164
  3. (slang, uncountable) Heroin.
    • Coordinate term: whitegirl (“cocaine”)

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Forms of white boy

pluralwhite boys

Questions about white boy

What is white boy the alternative form of?
White boy is the alternative form of whiteboy.

Words near white boy in the dictionary

  1. white blood corpuscle
  2. white blood corpuscles
  3. white bloods
  4. white boat
  5. white boats
  6. white boy
  7. white boy wasted
  8. white boys
  9. white brass
  10. white bread
  11. white breads

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