boy

An expression said when one is excited, pleased, or pleasantly surprised. A lot of people sure came to the fundraiser, boy! Boy, that was a delicious birthday cake!

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Boy!

and Boy, oh boy!

phr. a sentence opener expressing surprise or emphasis. (This is not a term of address and can be used with either sex, although it is quite informal.) Boy! Am I glad to see you, Molly!

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See:

(boy,) am I glad to see you!
(Boy,) is my face red!
a blue-eyed boy
a broth of a boy
a golden boy
a mummy's/mother's boy
a slip of a boy, girl, etc.
a whipping boy
a wide boy
all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
attaboy
back room boys
backroom boy
bad boy
barrow boy
be one of the boys
be one of the girls
be one of the lads
be one of the lads/boys/girls
big boy
big boys
big boys/girls don't cry
big-boy pants
bike boys
blue boys
blue-eyed boy
boy
boy howdy
Boy howdy!
boy in the boat
boy oh boy
boy toy
Boy!
Boy, oh boy!
boy-beater
boys and girls
boys and girls in blue
boys and their toys
boys in blue
boys in the back room
boys will be boys
broth of a boy
but-boy
cherry-boy
Every Good Boy Deserves Favor
Every Good Boy Deserves Food
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Every Good Boy Does Fine
fair-haired boy
flyboy
go at like a boy killing snakes
go out with the boys
golden boy
good old boy
good ole boy
homeboy
hoo boy
How's my boy?
How's my/the boy?
I'm a big boy/girl now
jobs for the boys
little boy blue
little boys' room
little boys’ room
mama's boy
man and boy
manic pixie dream boy
men in blue
mummy's boy
never send a boy to do a man's job
oh boy
Oh, boy
Oh, boy!
old boy/girl
old-boy network, the
one heck of a (something or someone)
one hell of a (something or someone)
one of the boys
Peck's bad boy
po' boy
poor boy
poor little rich girl/boy/kid
poster boy
poster child/boy/girl
powder boy
rent boy
separate the men from the boys
separate the men from the boys, to
since Adam was a boy
slip of a (something)
sort out the men from the boys
sort out/separate the men from the boys
submarine
That’s my boy
That-a-boy!
that's my boy
the back-room boys
the big boys
the boy next door
the boy who cried wolf
the boys in blue
the boys in the back room
the girl/boy next door
the old boy network
the old-boy network
there's a good boy, girl, dog, etc.
there's a good boy/girl
toy boy
whipping boy
whipping boy, a
who's a pretty boy then
wide boy
your blue-eyed boy
your, somebody's, etc. blue-eyed boy

References in classic literature

Patting the boy's cheek affectionately, the mother shook her head negatively.

Son Of Tarzan

'As you're perfect in that,' resumed Squeers, turning to the boy,

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Behind them stood a little delicate-looking light-haired English boy carrying a bag.

The Moonstone

It became a sort of boys' paradise, and Laurie suggested that it should be called the `Bhaer-garten', as a compliment to its master and appropriate to its inhabitants.

Little Women

"It is time for the boy to begin thinking of going out into the world and the message will be one concerning him," he decided.

Winesberg Ohio

Philip had a squeamish appetite, and the thick slabs of poor butter on the bread turned his stomach, but he saw other boys scraping it off and followed their example.

Of Human Bondage

"Much cleverer," the boy said, "but we've been great chums all our life.

A Millionaire of Yesterday

Open the windows, Warner." The boy addressed, who sat by the long ropes, proceeded to pull up the great windows, and let in a clear, fresh rush of night air, which made the candles flicker and gutter, and the fires roar.

Tom Browns Schooldays

'Your hand, my boy! Why have I never heard until the day before yesterday of your suffering yourself to be cooped up in jail?

The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club

"If I disturb you, say so, and I'll go away," she began, pausing on the threshold with modest hesitation, for something in the elder boys' faces excited her curiosity.

Eight Cousins

This was not a nice boy, and she did not like to be called "silly." Still, he was somebody besides--old folks.

Pollyanna

Think how great was his surprise when he saw that the donkey was weeping--weeping just like a boy!

Adventures Of Pinocchio

For years she worked assiduously with the little boy's education.

The Outlaw of Torn

The boy with the billiard ball said that he had never seen it in his life before, and hazarded the suggestion that it had got into his box through some mysterious and occultly evil agency.

Adventure

SOCRATES: Do you observe, Meno, that I am not teaching the boy anything, but only asking him questions; and now he fancies that he knows how long a line is necessary in order to produce a figure of eight square feet; does he not?

Meno

词组	boy
释义	boy boy An expression said when one is excited, pleased, or pleasantly surprised. A lot of people sure came to the fundraiser, boy! Boy, that was a delicious birthday cake! Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Boy! and Boy, oh boy! phr. a sentence opener expressing surprise or emphasis. (This is not a term of address and can be used with either sex, although it is quite informal.) Boy! Am I glad to see you, Molly! McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See: (boy,) am I glad to see you! (Boy,) is my face red! a blue-eyed boy a broth of a boy a golden boy a mummy's/mother's boy a slip of a boy, girl, etc. a whipping boy a wide boy all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy attaboy back room boys backroom boy bad boy barrow boy be one of the boys be one of the girls be one of the lads be one of the lads/boys/girls big boy big boys big boys/girls don't cry big-boy pants bike boys blue boys blue-eyed boy boy boy howdy Boy howdy! boy in the boat boy oh boy boy toy Boy! Boy, oh boy! boy-beater boys and girls boys and girls in blue boys and their toys boys in blue boys in the back room boys will be boys broth of a boy but-boy cherry-boy Every Good Boy Deserves Favor Every Good Boy Deserves Food Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge Every Good Boy Does Fine fair-haired boy flyboy go at like a boy killing snakes go out with the boys golden boy good old boy good ole boy homeboy hoo boy How's my boy? How's my/the boy? I'm a big boy/girl now jobs for the boys little boy blue little boys' room little boys’ room mama's boy man and boy manic pixie dream boy men in blue mummy's boy never send a boy to do a man's job oh boy Oh, boy Oh, boy! old boy/girl old-boy network, the one heck of a (something or someone) one hell of a (something or someone) one of the boys Peck's bad boy po' boy poor boy poor little rich girl/boy/kid poster boy poster child/boy/girl powder boy rent boy separate the men from the boys separate the men from the boys, to since Adam was a boy slip of a (something) sort out the men from the boys sort out/separate the men from the boys submarine That’s my boy That-a-boy! that's my boy the back-room boys the big boys the boy next door the boy who cried wolf the boys in blue the boys in the back room the girl/boy next door the old boy network the old-boy network there's a good boy, girl, dog, etc. there's a good boy/girl toy boy whipping boy whipping boy, a who's a pretty boy then wide boy your blue-eyed boy your, somebody's, etc. blue-eyed boy References in classic literature Patting the boy's cheek affectionately, the mother shook her head negatively. Son Of Tarzan 'As you're perfect in that,' resumed Squeers, turning to the boy, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Behind them stood a little delicate-looking light-haired English boy carrying a bag. The Moonstone It became a sort of boys' paradise, and Laurie suggested that it should be called the `Bhaer-garten', as a compliment to its master and appropriate to its inhabitants. Little Women "It is time for the boy to begin thinking of going out into the world and the message will be one concerning him," he decided. Winesberg Ohio Philip had a squeamish appetite, and the thick slabs of poor butter on the bread turned his stomach, but he saw other boys scraping it off and followed their example. Of Human Bondage "Much cleverer," the boy said, "but we've been great chums all our life. A Millionaire of Yesterday Open the windows, Warner." The boy addressed, who sat by the long ropes, proceeded to pull up the great windows, and let in a clear, fresh rush of night air, which made the candles flicker and gutter, and the fires roar. Tom Browns Schooldays 'Your hand, my boy! Why have I never heard until the day before yesterday of your suffering yourself to be cooped up in jail? The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club "If I disturb you, say so, and I'll go away," she began, pausing on the threshold with modest hesitation, for something in the elder boys' faces excited her curiosity. Eight Cousins This was not a nice boy, and she did not like to be called "silly." Still, he was somebody besides--old folks. Pollyanna Think how great was his surprise when he saw that the donkey was weeping--weeping just like a boy! Adventures Of Pinocchio For years she worked assiduously with the little boy's education. The Outlaw of Torn The boy with the billiard ball said that he had never seen it in his life before, and hazarded the suggestion that it had got into his box through some mysterious and occultly evil agency. Adventure SOCRATES: Do you observe, Meno, that I am not teaching the boy anything, but only asking him questions; and now he fancies that he knows how long a line is necessary in order to produce a figure of eight square feet; does he not? Meno
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