Meanings
Origin
Likely a calque from Japanese チェリーボーイ (cherī bōi), originally a pseudo-anglicism from English cherry + boy.
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APA
cherry boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry%20boy
MLA
“cherry boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry%20boy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cherry boy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry%20boy.
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