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noun
1.
Informal: Sometimes Disparaging. an adult male, especially a Southerner. Compare good old boy.
2.
a lively elderly man.
3.
Chiefly British. an alumnus, especially of a boys' preparatory or public school.
4.
Chiefly British. old chap.
Origin:
1595–1605
1595–1605
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Old boy
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| old boy | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (Brit) (sometimes capitals) a male ex-pupil of a school |
| 2. | informal chiefly (Brit) |
| a. a familiar name used to refer to a man | |
| b. an old man | |
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