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blue-eyed boy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (Australian, British, derogatory, idiomatic, informal, usually) The favorite, especially a young one, especially of someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian).
   • ...this cove was so deucedly civil, and all that, that now she won't look at anybody else. He's the blue-eyed boy, and everybody else is an also-ran. 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, A Damsel in Distress:
   • "Keep it up, Mandrake," he said. "Just keep it up. You may be the Prime Minister's blue-eyed boy now, but how long's that going to last if you don't deliver?" 2004, Jonathan Stroud, The Golem's Eye:
2. (Australian, British) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue, eyed, boy.

Forms

Synonyms

golden boy · fair-haired boy · teacher's pet

Translations (13)

ru люби́мчик (someone's favourite, especially a young one) · pl pupil (someone's favourite, especially a young one) · bg люби́мче (someone's favourite, especially a young one) · ja 秘蔵っ子 (someone's favourite, especially a young one) · ja お気に入り (someone's favourite, especially a young one) · bg люби́мка (someone's favourite, especially a young one) · pt menina dos olhos (someone's favourite, especially a young one) · ja 寵児 (someone's favourite, especially a young one) · pl beniaminek (someone's favourite, especially a young one) · fr chouchou (someone's favourite, especially a young one) · fi suosikki (someone's favourite, especially a young one) · bg люби́мец (someone's favourite, especially a young one) · ja 贔屓 (someone's favourite, especially a young one)