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Definitions
Noun
1

plural of boy

"After his surgery, he made sure to wear supportive underwear that provided proper coverage for his boys."

2

The testicles.

In plain English: Boys are young male children who have not yet grown up to be men.

"The boys played football in the yard after school."

Usage: Boys refers to male children or young men and should not be used as a euphemism for testicles. Using boys in place of genitalia is incorrect and inappropriate in standard English.

Example Sentences
"The boys played football in the yard after school." noun
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Origin

Derived from Old English bōc, boys originally referred to young male servants or laborers before evolving into its current general sense of male children. The term entered Middle English as a plural form, later becoming countable in modern usage.

Rhyming Words
coys goys hoys joys toys ploys sepoys annoys alloys enjoys duroys envoys decoys mccoys convoys cowboys flyboys busboys accloys deploys
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