boyo

noun

ˈbȯi-(ˌ)ō 

plural boyos

Ireland

: boy, lad

Synonyms

• boy
• boychick
• boychik
• callant [chiefly Scottish]
• lad
• laddie
• nipper
• shaveling
• shaver
• sonny
• stripling
• tad
• youth

Examples of boyo in a Sentence

a novel about a self-assertive, self-reliant boyo growing up in working-class Dublin

Recent Examples on the Web

As my old Irish grandmother once told me, boyo, never trust a judge with a name like a high school strength coach. We journey north next to Maine, where human bowling jacket Paul LePage is doing the governating thing again, with the usual results. —Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 25 Aug. 2016

Word History

Etymology

boy + -o entry 1

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above