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whiteboys

whiteboys is the plural 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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Noun capitalized: Whiteboys

Whiteboys

  1. (plural) plural of Whiteboy

Questions about whiteboys

What is whiteboys the plural of?
Whiteboys is the plural of whiteboy.
What part of speech is whiteboys?
Whiteboys is a noun.

Words near whiteboys in the dictionary

  1. whiteboarding
  2. whiteboards
  3. whitebook
  4. whiteboy
  5. Whiteboyism
  6. whiteboys
  7. whitebread
  8. whitebreads
  9. whitebream
  10. whitebreams
  11. Whitebridge

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