bumboy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From bum (“ass”) + boy.
Meanings
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(UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar) A gay man, a homosexual man.
I remember him. He was on the game, wasn't he? A bum boy.
1999 September 12, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Dead Man's Eleven”, in Midsomer Murders:In the Ministry of Sound, the tank-topped bumboys blub into their Pils.
1998, Boris Johnson, Daily Telegraph; quoted in “A comprehensive guide to Boris Johnson’s infamous use of ‘tank-topped bum boys’”, in Pink News, 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bumboys | Number=Plur | lexicographic |