boy next door

noun

A regular, typical boy or man, as opposed to a superstar.

“She didn't want to marry the boy next door: she yearned for the big city.”

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Meanings

nounboy next door (plural boys next door)

plural boys next door

  1. A regular, typical boy or man, as opposed to a superstar.

    She didn't want to marry the boy next door: she yearned for the big city.

    1 more example

    I want a whole lot more than the boy next door / I want hell on wheels

    1982, Dennis Linde, “Cool Rider”, in Grease 2, performed by Michelle Pfeiffer
  2. slangLGBTA young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair.

    Synonyms: twink

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair.

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twink

Translations

Catalan típic bon noi
  • típic bon noiregular boy or man
Chinese Mandarin 鄰家男孩 /邻家男孩
  • 鄰家男孩 /邻家男孩 (línjiā nánhái)regular boy or man
Czech kluk odvedle
  • kluk odvedleregular boy or man
Finnish naapurinpoika
  • naapurinpoikaregular boy or man
French garçon d'à côté
  • garçon d'à côtéregular boy or man
German Junge von nebenan, Nachbarjunge
  • Junge von nebenanregular boy or man
  • Nachbarjungeregular boy or man
Italian ragazzo della porta accanto
  • ragazzo della porta accantoregular boy or man
Polish chłopak z sąsiedztwa
  • chłopak z sąsiedztwaregular boy or man
Cite this entry
APA

boy next door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boy%20next%20door

MLA

“boy next door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boy%20next%20door. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boy next door,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boy%20next%20door.

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