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Definition of old boy

noun

  • 1British a former male student of a school or college: an old boy of Banbury County School
  • a former male member of a sports team or company: the White Hart Lane old boy squared the ball to present an easy chance from 12 yards
  • 2 informal an elderly man: he slipped a shilling into the old boy’s palm
  • chiefly British an affectionate form of address to a boy or man: ‘Look here, old boy,’ he said

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