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Definitions for old boy
ˈoʊld ˈbɔɪ for 1 ; ˈoʊld ˌbɔɪ for 3old boy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. old boy, old mannoun

    a familiar term of address for a man

  2. old boynoun

    a vivacious elderly man

  3. old boynoun

    a former male pupil of a school

Wiktionary

  1. old boynoun

    An alumnus, especially of a public school.

  2. old boynoun

    Affectionate term of address for a man.

  3. old boynoun

    A former member of a group

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  1. old boy

    The term "old boy" is primarily used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and other Commonwealth countries, and it refers to a male former student of an educational institution such as a school, college, or university. It indicates that the man once attended or graduated from the institution, and is often used when referring to networking or social connections among former students. Occasionally, the term may be used casually or affectionately to refer to an older man.

Wikidata

  1. Old Boy

    Old Boy is a Japanese manga series written by Garon Tsuchiya and illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi. The narrative follows the protagonist Shinichi Gotō, a man who, after a decade of incarceration in a private prison, is suddenly freed. After his release, Gotō must find his captors and discover the reason for his confinement. Old Boy was serialized in the Futabasha magazine Weekly Manga Action from 1996 to 1998, with a total of 79 chapters among eight collected volumes released during that time. The series was picked up for North American localization by Dark Horse Comics and released between 2006 and 2007. The manga was also adapted into an award-winning South Korean film, directed by Park Chan-wook in 2003. In 2011, it was announced that Spike Lee will direct an American film version for release in 2013.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of old boy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of old boy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of old boy in a Sentence

  1. Jan Ehrenwald.:

    Ludwig von Beethoven had never mastered the elements of arithmetic beyond addition and subtraction. A thirteen-year-old boy whom he had befriended tried unsuccessfully to teach him simple multiplication and division.

  2. Red Wings fan Melanie Bidwell:

    Its nothing against the Red Wings, we still love them, but its not convenient to get to games when youre juggling work schedules and a 9-year-old boy playing hockey, im excited that the season is starting again, but our family priorities will keep us at home watching games on TV so we can get our kid in bed for school and we can get up for work.

  3. Matt Dickson:

    To choose an 18-year-old boy as opposed to somebody her own age, it appears to have a predatory context.

  4. Luc Nkulula:

    There were two wounded - a 15-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy, in addition, 14 people were arrested...including two members of Lucha.

  5. Spun Gold:

    Harry was born into a marriage that was falling apart, and it’s a marriage that played out on the world stage… The dirty laundry is right out there… Then at age 12, he has to walk behind his mother’s coffin in front of 2 billion people watching from around the world. He has to shake the hands of people who are weeping, who haven’t even met his mother. And yet he has to hold it together. Prince Harry (center) with his brother Prince William and father Prince Charles at Princess Diana's funeral. (Reuters) That plays forward to today in terms of why Harry wants to be so protective of Meghan. When the British press were frankly being racist about her arrival to the U.K. and into the royal family, Harry issues a statement essentially saying 'back off.' And they did back off. He couldn’t protect his mother as a 12-year-old boy, but he is determined to protect Meghan. And it comes as no surprise that he and his brother have a big distrust of the media.


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