Del Boy

noun

a male confidence trickster.

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Meanings

nounDel Boy (plural Del Boys)

plural Del Boys

  1. UKa male confidence trickster.

Origin

Nickname of Derek Trotter, a character of this kind in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses.

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APA

Del Boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Del%20Boy

MLA

“Del Boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Del%20Boy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Del Boy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Del%20Boy.

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