the boys

plural noun

informal
: the male friends or work partners of a man viewed as a group
Wait till the boys back home hear about this!
Our boss thinks of himself as just one of the boys.

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“The boys.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20boys. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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