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wideboy

wideboy is the alternative form 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

Forms of wideboy

pluralwideboys

Questions about wideboy

What is wideboy the alternative form of?
Wideboy is the alternative form of wide boy.

Words near wideboy in the dictionary

  1. widebeam
  2. widebeams
  3. widebodied
  4. widebodies
  5. widebody
  6. wideboy
  7. wideboys
  8. Widecombe
  9. Widecombe in the Moor
  10. widefield
  11. widegap

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