Meanings
plural bumboys
- 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 Murders1 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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