Meanings
nouncorner boy (plural corner boys)
plural corner boys · alternative cornerboy
- IrelandUSA young man who hangs around on street corners.
Got no time for the corner boys / Down in the street making all that noise.
1980, Tom Waits, Jersey Girl
Translations
Bulgarian безделник, уличник
- безделник (bezdelnik)someone who hangs around on street corners
- уличник (uličnik)someone who hangs around on street corners
Dutch straatjongen
- straatjongensomeone who hangs around on street corners
Cite this entry
APA
corner boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corner%20boy
MLA
“corner boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corner%20boy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corner boy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corner%20boy.
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