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Old boy

noun

A familiar term of address for a man. Synonym: old man.

A vivacious elderly man.

A former male pupil of a school.

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"Old boy" Quotes from Famous Books

... only one thing that gives me any carking care, and you know what that is, Jack, old boy. If I only knew about those boxes, I'd be so much ...

— The Banner Boy Scouts Afloat • George A. Warren

... Walcot, laughing. "I say, old boy, you'll make your fortune out of that youngster; and what ...

— The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch • Talbot Baines Reed

... from Mauro's "Evolution at the Bar," p. 71: "A parent writing to a religious periodical, tells of a text book brought home by his seven-year-old boy, the title of which was, 'Home Geography for Primary Grades.' Discussing the subject of birds, this text book for primary grades says: 'Ever so long ago, their grandfathers were not birds at all. Then ...

— The Evolution Of Man Scientifically Disproved • William A. Williams

... Ichabod, as if Providence went around with a drink of dram in one hand and a stroke of palsy in t'other one," said Miss Jane. "It's the Old Boy that totes the dram. And don't you pester yourself on account of old Billy Oarew's palsy. A man's nimble enough in the legs when he ...

— Mingo - And Other Sketches in Black and White • Joel Chandler Harris

... hadn't better ask me to," smiled the other grimly. "But that ain't all. Since I come back I've been working even harder trying to enjoy myself here at home—knockin' silly little balls over a ten- acre lot in a game a healthy ten-year-old boy would ...

— Oh, Money! Money! • Eleanor Hodgman Porter

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