Etymology

boi

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Today it means: A male bottom (i.e. submissive partner), defined not by junior age, but by his obedient role and submission to the dominant "top". Full definition →

Portuguese bumba-meu-boi
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boi · noun, interjection1

From boy.

Boi · proper noun2

  1. Portuguese · derived frombumba-meu-boi
  2. English todayBoi

From Portuguese bumba-meu-boi, from boi (“bull”).

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