good old boyism

noun

The condition or quality of being a good old boy.

“We don't need any more of that same good-old-boyism around these parts.”

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Meanings

noungood old boyism (uncountable)

alternative good-old-boyism

  1. uncountableThe condition or quality of being a good old boy.

    We don't need any more of that same good-old-boyism around these parts.

Origin

From good old boy + -ism.

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good old boyism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20old%20boyism

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“good old boyism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20old%20boyism. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “good old boyism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20old%20boyism.

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