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wide boys

wide boys is the plural of wide boy.

Meaning of wide boy

Noun

wide boy (plural wide boys)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang) A man who lives by his wits, wheeling and dealing.
    • Much amusement at Westminster about David Mellor, a wide boy if ever there was one. Someone tapped his girlfriend's phone and sold the tape to The People. Very funny stuff—all about how knackered he was.1992 July 21, Edwina Currie, Diary
    Synonyms:
    geezer, spiv

Questions about wide boys

What is wide boys the plural of?
Wide boys is the plural of wide boy.

Words near wide boys in the dictionary

  1. wide awake
  2. wide berth
  3. wide berths
  4. wide blue yonder
  5. wide boy
  6. wide boys
  7. wide column store
  8. wide column stores
  9. wide game
  10. wide games
  11. wide of the mark

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