man and boy

US, UK/ˌmæn n̩ ˈbɔɪ/

adverb

During one's manhood and boyhood; since one's childhood; all one's life.

“I’ve lived here forty years, man and boy.”

Meanings

adverbman and boy (not comparable)
  1. UKnot comparableDuring one's manhood and boyhood; since one's childhood; all one's life.

    I’ve lived here forty years, man and boy.

Translations

Hungarian világéletében
  • világéletébenduring one’s manhood and boyhood; all one’s life
Russian и ма́льчиком, и мужчи́ной, и ма́льчиком, и му́жем
  • и ма́льчиком, и мужчи́ной (i málʹčikom, i mužčínoj)during one’s manhood and boyhood; all one’s life
  • и ма́льчиком, и му́жем (i málʹčikom, i múžem)during one’s manhood and boyhood; all one’s life

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Cite this entry
APA

man and boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%20and%20boy

MLA

“man and boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%20and%20boy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “man and boy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%20and%20boy.

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