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Definition of 'bhoy'English
Etymology 1
Noun
( en-noun)
(dialect|West Coast Scottish|Irish) Boy.
A tough, a thug.
Etymology 2
Noun
( en-noun)
(dated|fandom slang|jocular) Boy.
* {{quote-magazine
| year = 1952
| date = September
| first = Chuck
| last = Harris
| authorlink =
| magazine = Hyphen
| title = James White Meets Me
| url = http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Hyphen/Hyphen2-15.html
| issue = 2
| page = 16
| passage = Whilst he was searching Luna in an attempt to spot Ego, the two Irish Bhoys tried to focus the other 'scope on the bedroom of a brunette opposite.
}}
* {{quote-magazine
| year = 2008
| date = February
| first = Nic
| last = Farey
| authorlink =
| magazine = Tits, Sausages and Ballet Shoes
| title = Chapter Four
| url = http://efanzines.com/TSBS/TSBS.pdf
| issue =
| page = 12
| passage = Refreshed from my little rest, I am left to guard the turrets as the bhoy goes to fetch his beloved who has returned from her daily toils
}}
Interjection
( en-interj)
(dated|fandom slang|jocular) Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
* {{quote-magazine
| year = 1952
| date = September
| first = Chuck
| last = Harris
| authorlink =
| magazine = Hyphen
| title = James White Meets Me
| url = http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Hyphen/Hyphen2-15.html
| issue = 2
| page = 15
| passage = assumed that the clot howling in a McCormick tenor and interspersing his shrieks with "Oh Bhoy'! Oh ' Bhoy !" was my best friend and co-editor
}}
* {{quote-magazine
| year = 1962
| date = June
| first = Francis Marion
| last = Busby
| authorlink = Francis Marion Busby
| magazine = Cry of the Nameless
| title = With Keen Blue Eyes and a Bicycle...
| url = http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Cry_of_the_Nameless/Cry161-14.html
| issue = 161
| page = 14
| passage = Philadelphia in '53 had repercussions because they couldn't have anything resembling dancing or music. They had people parading around in costume in the meeting hall with the chairs still there. Hoo Bhoy !
}}
* {{quote-magazine
| year = 1995
| date = September
| first = Franz H.
| last = Milkis
| authorlink =
| magazine = The Space Cadet Gazette
| title = Ook Ook, Slobber Drool! Letters of Comment
| url = http://efanzines.com/SpaceCadet/SpaceCadet04.pdf
| issue = 3
| page = 28
| passage = Oh Bhoy ! This "I dream of 4E" (Forry?) nearly unsocked myself with laughter. Reminds me somehow of Ian Banks' books that must be something like retold dreams, too.
}}
Related terms
* oh bhoy
Usage notes
This fanspeak word is used instead of the standard form to indicate a fannish context or an association with science fiction fandom.
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