friendboy

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noun

A male friend, as opposed to a boyfriend or lover.

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Meanings

nounfriendboy (plural friendboys)

plural friendboys · alternative friend boy · alternative friend-boy

  1. colloquialA male friend, as opposed to a boyfriend or lover.

    "Surprised, Lifee asked, "She has a friendboy?"

    1998, J. California Cooper, The Wake of the Wind - A Novel, page 176
  2. colloquialA boyfriend, although of less intensity.

Origin

From friend + boy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

boyfriend
Cite this entry
APA

friendboy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/friendboy

MLA

“friendboy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/friendboy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “friendboy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/friendboy.

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