boys bach

noun

A group of people, all or some of them male.

OriginWelsh [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounboys bach pl (plural only)
  1. Walespluralplural onlyterm of addressA group of people, all or some of them male.

    2014, Dai Smith, Story: The Library of Wales Short Story Anthology, Volume I 'Duw – what about a song, boys bach?' He flung his head up in the old wild way. And then without more ado he broke into an old Welsh folk song.

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    "Come you, boys bach," he said softly, his hammer slanting on the gap.

    1930, Caradoc Evans, Nothing to Pay (page 65)
interjection
  1. WalesA cry of shock or dismay.

    2011, Stead Jones, Make Room for the Jester Ashton crouched down and pushed one leg over the side of the yacht, and there he stuck. 'Boys bach,' he howled, 'can't find the other bloody leg! It's dropped off!'

Origin

  1. Welsh[Term?]
  2. Englishboys bach

Welsh [Term?]

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