bumboy

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noun

A gay man, a homosexual man.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounbumboy (plural bumboys)

plural bumboys

  1. UKderogatoryslangvulgarA gay man, a homosexual man.

    I remember him. He was on the game, wasn't he? A bum boy.

    1999 September 12, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Dead Man's Eleven”, in Midsomer Murders
    1 more example

    In the Ministry of Sound, the tank-topped bumboys blub into their Pils.

    1998, Boris Johnson, Daily Telegraph; quoted in “A comprehensive guide to Boris Johnson’s infamous use of ‘tank-topped bum boys’”, in Pink News, 2021

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APA

bumboy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumboy

MLA

“bumboy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumboy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bumboy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumboy.

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