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boy

[boi] / bɔɪ /


NOUN
young man
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Boy Moms stand alone, the main characters in what often seem like one-woman romantic tragedies of doomed longing.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Bay Boy Sandwiches is excellent, and all of their vegan options are genuinely great.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The lack of a son’s POV makes Boy Mom pining both performative and disturbingly real.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Meji Alabi has directed some of the biggest selling music artists on the planet: Beyoncé, Burna Boy, Davido and Stormzy.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He rides bus 34, where everybody plays Game Boy or trades cards until they get home.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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