old boy
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
old boy
noun
plural
old boys
old boy
noun
plural
old boys
Britannica Dictionary definition of OLD BOY
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1
chiefly British
or
Old Boy
:
a person who went to a respected or well-known private school for boys
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compare old girl
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an Old Boys' reunion
2
chiefly British, informal
:
an old man
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The old boy had some trouble getting up the stairs.
old boy network
usually disapproving also old boys' network
:
an informal system in which wealthy men with the same social and educational background help each other
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He got his job through the old boy network.
