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Synonyms for old boy


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ohld boi for 1, 2; ohld boi for 3; ohld boi for 4
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊld ˈbɔɪ for 1, 2; ˈoʊld ˌbɔɪ for 3; ˌoʊld ˈbɔɪ for 4



Définition of old boy

  • As in old man : noun an affectionate address
Example sentences :
  • "That old boy is all right yet," he said, with deep conviction.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • But now to the point: I have come here to be married—married, old boy!
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Altro, old boy, you have seen the figures, and you know how they come out.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • It seems as though some rich American ought to stake the old boy.
  • Extract from : « The Goat-gland Transplantation » by Sydney B. Flower
  • "I'm afraid I must give it against you, old boy," said Paten, good-humoredly.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • It's the joy of our folk to see the old boy once more about.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • Give me your hand, old boy; you have done nothing more than your duty.
  • Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford
  • He looks just like the old boy they put in the cartoons to represent The Common People.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • The old boy was sober by then, and crazy for a shot of booze.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • The old boy's newspaper no longer interested him of a morning.
  • Extract from : « Young Mr. Barter's Repentance » by David Christie Murray

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