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I. boy [bɔɪ] N

1. boy (male child):

boy
Junge m <-n, -n>
boy
Bub m <-en, -en> SGer, A, CH

2. boy (friends):

the boys pl he always spends Friday nights with the boys
er verbringt Freitagnacht immer mit seinen Kumpels
one of the boys
ein richtiger Mann [o. inf echter Kerl]

3. boy:

boy (in office, shop)
Laufbursche m <-n, -n>
boy (in hotel, lift)
Boy m <-s, -s>

4. boy Am sl (testicles):

boys pl
Eier sl pl

Phrases:

boys will be boys saying
Jungs sind nun mal so
the big boys
die Großen
the boys in blue inf
die Polizei f
the boys in blue inf
die Jungs in Grün hum FRG inf
to be a local boy made good
ein erfolgreicher junger Mann von hier sein
my boy dated
mein Junge
our/the boys MIL
unsere Jungs
boys' toys hum, pej
Männerspielzeug nt

II. boy [bɔɪ] INTERJ

[oh] boy, that was good!
Junge, Junge, war das gut! inf

ˈal·tar boy N

altar boy
Ministrant m <-en, -en>

ˈbad boy N (rebel)

the bad boy of sth
das Enfant terrible einer S. gen form

ˈball boy N

ball boy
Balljunge m <-n, -n>

ˈbar·row boy N

barrow boy
Straßenverkäufer m
barrow boy
Straßenhändler m <-s, -; -, -nen> (mit Karren)

best ˈboy N

best boy
Assistent des Elektrikers beim Film

ˈbov·ver boy N Brit sl

bovver boy
Rocker m <-s, ->
bovver boy (misbehaving)
Rowdy m <-s, -s>

ˈboy band N

boy band
Boygroup f <-, -s>

boy-ˈcrazy ADJ inv inf

boy-crazy
versessen auf Jungs pred

boy ˈscout N dated

boy scout
Pfadfinder m <-s, ->

ˈboy-shorts N pl

boy-shorts
Schlüpfer m mit angeschnittenem Bein

ˈboy toy N Am (toy boy)

boy toy
jugendlicher Liebhaber m
boy toy
Gespiele m old hum

boy ˈwon·der N

boy wonder
Wunderknabe m
boy wonder
Wunderkind nt <-(e)s, -er>

ˈbu·gle boy N

bugle boy
Hornist m <-en, -en>

ˈbul·ly boy N dated inf

bully boy
Gorilla m <-s, -s> pej inf
bully boy
[angeheuerter] Schläger inf